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Autopsy shows Mt. Hood climber not injured after all 04:59 PM PST on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 By kgw.com and AP Staff HOOD RIVER, Ore. -- Autopsy results Wednesday showed that Mt. Hood climber Kelly James, whose body was recovered Monday, was not injured as previously thought. AP Photo Brian Hall's sister, Angela Hall (left) and Sheriff Joe Wampler speak to the media. James did not have a dislocated shoulder as reported by authorities earlier this week. Furthermore, James' body showed no broken bones or injuries that would have prevented his mobility, according to the state medical examiner, Dr. Larry...

HOOD RIVER, Ore. — The air rescue operations have been called off in the search for two missing Mount Hood climbers, FOX News has learned. Search and rescue crews on hill are on much lower elevations and are all volunteer. They will use metal detectors and avalanche poles during their search. Black Hawk helicopters have flown back to their base in Salem, Ore., and the Chinook helicopter will fly back to its base in Pendleton, Ore. The search narrowed Tuesday to a small rugged section of ridge and glacier on the dangerous north side, but searchers say it has had...

HOOD RIVER, Ore. — The body of one of the three climbers who have been missing for 10 days on Mount Hood was discovered in a snow cave late Sunday afternoon. Rescuers dropped search teams near the mountain's 11,239-foot summit from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flown by pilots who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq. The pararescue team members scaled 300 feet down the nearly vertical face of the northeastern face of the mountain to reach a snow cave that was spotted earlier in the day. The team discovered two ice axes, some rope and a sleeping bag in the...

One climber found dead on Mt. Hood

Monday, December 18, 2006 "Obvious arm injury" saddled Kelly James, authorities say Authorities say that Kelly James -- the missing Texas hiker whose body was found in a snow cave on Mount Hood -- had an "obvious arm injury" that may have hindered him from descending the mountain. Recovery specialists brought Kelly's body down from the mountain this afternoon. They said tattoos, jewelry and other markings on his body made it clear to officials that it was James' body. "He had an obvious arm injury," said Hood River County Sheriff Joe Wampler. One of the searchers said James was found...

A missing climber found dead in a snow cave on Mount Hood was identified as a Dallas man who had placed a distress call to relatives a little more than a week ago, a person close to the family said Monday. Searchers found the cave Sunday near the spot located by cell phone signals traced from Kelly James, who made a four-minute call to his family Dec. 10 just below the summit, said Jessica Nunez, a spokeswoman for the climber's family. On Monday, a recovery team was expected to retrieve the body, which remained on the mountain over night because...

December 17. 2006 11:50PM Raceland man informed his brother died on Mount Hood A Raceland man was told by authorities tonight that his brother’s body was the one rescuers found during a search for three missing climbers near the summit of Mt. Hood in Oregon. Ben James traveled to Oregon Friday to join other family members as they awaited word during a search often thwarted by difficult conditions. He said his brother, Kelly James, a Texas architect, was an experienced climber. Ben James said he was told the body was found in an ice cave that he was building for...