2 Climbers Survive, 2 Die On El Capitan ; Helicopter Goes in After Early Blizzard

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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - Rangers attempted a dramatic helicopter rescue Thursday of two climbers on a snowy mountain and struggled to remove the ice-encrusted bodies of two Japanese hikers after an unexpected early blizzard swept through the Sierras.

The deaths occurred on El Capitan, a 3,200-foot granite mountain at Yosemite National Park, following a fierce blizzard that stranded nearly two dozen hikers and climbers across Northern California. Other than the two deaths, all of them were found or rescued.

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2 Climbers Survive, 2 Die On El Capitan ; Helicopter Goes in After Early Blizzard

"Oh, thank God, thank God. This is the greatest day of my life," rejoiced Rita Bargetto-Snider ...

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