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Stranded on Mount Hood

A single cellphone signal brings hope for the family and friends of three people stranded on Mount Hood. The quick hope was for the responsive signal that it recieved after previously been turned off and not recieving any. The engineers have been calling and trying to signal the phone every five minutes for the last couple of days.

A T-mobile company had used a tracking device to figure out the latitude and longitude within 500 meters. They said the last phone call was on Monday, but they couldn't quite figure out who this call was made to. The last signal returned to T-mobile was just stated to be found at 10:55 on Tuesday. Jerry Tiffany, Hood River department had mistakenly and impulsively reported a signal that was supposively heard today but wasn't.

It brought faith among the family and friends in hope and love that the three men would be found. Kelly James was 48 and currently living in Dallas. Along with James in Dallas, was Brian Hall and from New York was Jerry Cook. The three set out for a two day mission to travel to the top. The family members all have high hopes for the strength of the men and their possibility of their survival.

Currenty in Oregon, rescuers are meeting and discussing a new search plan for the victims. The weather on Mount Hood is beginning to hinder the progress with winds that could reach up to 100 miles per hour. The weather is the main set back right now and everyone is in hope it will settle down and begin to warm, but for now the rescuers are trying their best to find them.

posted by Anonymous @ 12/14/2006 07:55:00 PM