Meg O’Neil, 41, died on April 2 while pulling her climbing partner to safety while the two were climbing a frozen waterfall in Utah, US, reports The Guardian.
“A climber pushed his 21-year-old climbing partner off the trail, which likely saved his life. (…) Unfortunately, the climber who pushed his partner off the ice collapsed and was pinned under two large boulders. of ice and did not survive,” the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook.
It was the 21-year-old mountaineer, whose life was narrowly saved, who was able to return to the mainland and contact the emergency services, warning them that a column of ice was collapsing. A third 34-year-old man, who was accompanying the two climbers, fell about 12 meters. He was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.
A huge block of ice.
The photos shared by the sheriff’s office help to better understand the circumstances of the accident. We see the frozen waterfall, from which a block of ice has apparently broken off. Shown in a second photo, the latter impresses with its size, as its circumference is larger than the size of the rescuer next to it.
Search and rescue teams took turns for many hours to find the victim’s body, CBS reports.
“We present our sincere condolences to all of your eyes affected by this tragedy, to the family of this brave, courageous woman who lost her life in sweet one another”, continue the message partage on Facebook, où apparaît également une photo montrant deux roses déposées in the snow.
“We have lost a dear friend”
The 41-year-old woman who lost her life on April 2 was named Meg O’Neill. According to information from guardianshe worked for Embark Outdoors, an association that aims to encourage and stimulate young refugee girls in the United States through rock climbing and outdoor sports.
“In an act that says a lot about her, Meg made sure her teammates on the ground were safe before she was killed by falling debris,” Embark Outdoors posted on her Instagram account.
“We have lost a dear friend, a hero and our fearless leader,” the association continued.
Source: BFM TV
