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The cautionary tale of a backpacker caught in a snowstorm

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, October 31, 2018

The cautionary tale of a backpacker caught in a snowstorm

Novice backpacker Katharina Groene, of Munich, Germany, was hiking the Pacific Crest Trail through the Glacier Peak Wilderness when she was caught in a snowstorm. On Oct. 31, 2018, days after a dramatic helicopter rescue, she and the people who saved her held a news conference. Watch the video above, then read the story.