# Florida tourist rescued after falling into Mount Shasta glacier crevasse

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tourist-triggers-massive-rescue-operation-after-trying-to-climb-dangerous-california-mountain-in-running-shoes-and-sweater/
- Published: 2026-10-23T15:48:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T16:18:10+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16232929/Tourist-rescue-climb-dangerous-California-mountain.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, Entertainment, Horror, World

## Key points

- A GPS error led a climber onto Mount Shasta’s Whitney Glacier.
- He spent two nights stranded with a serious leg injury.
- More than 30 rescuers helped bring him to hospital.

## Summary

A 39-year-old Florida tourist was rescued from Mount Shasta after becoming stranded on the Whitney Glacier with a severely injured leg. His ordeal prompted a multi-day operation involving local search and rescue teams, climbing rangers and a helicopter crew, in difficult weather.

The man had been descending Avalanche Gulch when an incorrect GPS route led him onto the glacier, where he fell through a snow bridge at about 12,600 feet. Wearing sweatpants, a sweatshirt and running shoes, he spent two nights in below-freezing conditions; rescuers treated him for his leg injury, frostbite and hypothermia before carrying him to a helicopter on Tuesday.

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