{"id":2424448,"date":"2025-04-16T19:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T23:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-park-issues-strong-warning-after-realizing-what-visitors-are-doing-rescue-is-not-guaranteed\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T19:43:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T23:43:38","slug":"national-park-issues-strong-warning-after-realizing-what-visitors-are-doing-rescue-is-not-guaranteed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-park-issues-strong-warning-after-realizing-what-visitors-are-doing-rescue-is-not-guaranteed\/","title":{"rendered":"National Park Issues Strong Warning After Realizing What Visitors Are Doing: &#8216;Rescue Is Not Guaranteed&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnational-park-issues-strong-warning-after-realizing-what-visitors-are-doing-rescue-is-not-guaranteed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2424448&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Mount Rainier National Park is warning visitors to be prepared for winter conditions even as spring approaches, particularly at high elevations. The park&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">proclamation highlights recent incidents involving injuries<\/a> and rescues, emphasizing that search and rescue operations can be challenging and are not guaranteed. Despite warmer temperatures, areas like Paradise, situated at 5,400 feet, can still have snow cover into early summer, and visitors are advised to carry snow chains for their vehicles until May 1.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency rescues have already occurred this March,including a 30-year-old skier and a 62-year-old snowshoer who were injured in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-u-s-ambassador-to-mexico-ken-salazar-arrives-in-mexico\/\" title=\"New U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar arrives in Mexico\">severe weather conditions<\/a>.The park urges campers to bring appropriate equipment for potential avalanche conditions and to have a solid plan in place if they need to spend an unplanned night outdoors.Moreover, a tragic incident occurred when a woman drowned in the Carbon River while attempting to rescue her dog, highlighting the risks associated with the park&#8217;s rugged terrain.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of America&rsquo;s premier national parks is warning visitors that it gets cold way up on Mount Rainier, noting that travelers are not always prepared for what they find.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Several incidents in March demonstrate the potential hazards of high-elevation activities and the complexity of search and rescue operations in the park,&rdquo; a news release on the park&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/mora\/learn\/news\/mount-rainier-national-park-urges-visitors-to-be-prepared-for-winter-weather.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> admonished potential visitors.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Rescue is not guaranteed,&rdquo; the release said.<\/p>\n<p>Mount Rainier rises to 14,410 feet above sea level, the park <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/mora\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>But a release warning tourists to prepare for a visit noted that even at lower elevations in the park, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/untold-number-people-trapped-site-great-american-tragedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winter conditions<\/a> do not disappear when the calendar says it is spring<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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The park&rsquo;s popular Paradise area, for example, sits at an elevation of 5,400 feet and maintains its snow cover until early summer. Trails there are typically covered with snow and ice into June,&rdquo; the release warned.<\/p>\n<p>Cars are required to carry snow chains for traction through May 1.<\/p>\n<p>Campers are warned to bring &ldquo;proper equipment for avalanche conditions, gear to spend an unexpected night out, and a good plan that you&rsquo;ve d with others.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The release noted that in March alone, several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/longtime-national-park-ranger-dies-freak-accident-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visitors<\/a> had required emergency assistance.<\/p>\n<p>On March 8, a 30-year-old woman was injured while skiing near Panorama Point, which is about 6,000 feet above sea level. She was brought out in a litter after two rangers and four volunteers from the Mount Rainier Nordic Patrol hiked in to rescue her.<\/p>\n<p>That same day, a 62-year-old man was snowshoeing on the Muir Snowfield, roughly 9,600 feet in elevation, when he was injured. The release said that despite freezing temperatures and 60 mph winds, two rangers rescued him.<\/p>\n<p>Park emergency medical technicians met rescuers at about 3 a.m. March 9 and took the man to a medical facility. Stretching resources to accomplish these rescues led to the closure of the Longmire-Paradise Road the next day.<\/p>\n<p>On March 15, rangers treated a 72-year-old man who was later cited for camping without a permit and a 19-year-old who needed to be brought out in a wheeled litter.<\/p>\n<p>Even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/influencer-dead-fall-mountain-climbing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">skilled climbers<\/a> can be injured, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/whidbey-island-search-rescue-helicopter-team-helps-save-injured-soldier-at-mt-rainier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KOMO-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, a Search and Rescue team from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island helped rescue a member of the Army 1st Special Forces group who fell 100 feet near Pinnacle Peak, breaking his leg.<\/p>\n<p>The rescue team hoisted the soldier aboard a helicopter and flew him to a hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>In March, Zuleika Witron, 28, fell into the Carbon River at Mount Rainier National Park after her dog slipped and fell in, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/woman-dog-fall-washington-state-river-recovery-mission\/story?id=120097368\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>. The dog was found alive, but the former Army medic was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-lindsey-pearlman-goes-missing-found-dead-in-l-a\/\" title=\"Actress Lindsey Pearlman Goes Missing, Found Dead in L.A.\">found dead days<\/a> after the incident, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/body-of-missing-army-veteran-found-days-after-she-disappeared-in-storm-while-trying-to-save-dog-11705897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A news release from the park stated, \u201cSeveral incidents in March illustrate the risks associated with high-elevation activities and the challenges of search and rescue operations.\u201d It emphasized that \u201crescue is not guaranteed.\u201d Mount Rainier stands at 14,410 feet above sea level, and even at lower elevations within the park, winter weather can persist despite it being spring. The release advised tourists to be ready for their visit as conditions can be deceptive with longer days and warmer temperatures. For instance, Paradise area sits at 5,400 feet and often remains snow-covered until early summer; trails there may still have snow and ice into June. Visitors must carry snow chains until May 1 for traction. Campers should bring appropriate gear for avalanche situations, equipment for unexpected overnight stays outdoors, and a solid plan shared with others. The release noted multiple emergency assistance cases in March alone.<\/p>\n<p>On March 8th, a woman skiing near Panorama Point (about 6,000 feet up) was injured but rescued by rangers after being carried out on a litter by volunteers from Mount Rainier Nordic Patrol. That same day another man was injured while snowshoeing on Muir Snowfield (approximately 9,600 feet), requiring rescue despite harsh weather conditions including freezing temperatures and strong winds; he was taken to medical care around 3 a.m., leading to road closures due to resource strain.<\/p>\n<p>On March 15th rangers treated a man who camped without permission as well as another individual needing assistance via wheeled litter transport. Even experienced climbers face risks; recently a Search and Rescue team helped an Army Special Forces member who fell near Pinnacle Peak breaking his leg.<\/p>\n<p>In another incident in March involving Zuleika Witron (28), she fell into Carbon River after her dog slipped; while her dog survived, she tragically did not make it following days of searching<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2424449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mount-Ranier.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42710,32148,42235,53597,34258],"class_list":["post-2424448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-emergency-preparedness","tag-national-park","tag-public-awareness","tag-visitor-safety","tag-wildlife-conservation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mount-Ranier.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2424448"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2424453,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424448\/revisions\/2424453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2424449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2424448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2424448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2424448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}