Body recovered from Mount Washington crevasse

Norman Priebatsch, 67, of Boston, fell hundreds of feet April 1

PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. - The body of a Massachusetts hiker has been recovered from a Mount Washington crevasse.

Norman Priebatsch, 67, of Boston lost his footing and fell hundreds of feet into the crevasse while hiking with his son at Tuckerman Ravine on April 1.

A ranger had been lowered into the crevasse after Priebatsch fell but could not see or hear him. Officials determined he couldn't have survived the fall.

The search was suspended after conditions on Mount Washington became too treacherous.

On Sunday, officials determined that a tunnel leading to the crevasse had melted enough for searchers to enter it. They recovered the body in about two hours.

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