Body found in Sierra Nevada glacier believed to be WWII airman

Ernesto

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Body found in Sierra Nevada glacier believed to be WWII airman

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Park rangers were working with military officials Wednesday in a remote Sierra Nevada glacier to excavate a body believed to be that of an airman who crashed in 1942.
Two unidentified climbers spotted the frozen head, shoulder and arm of body that is 80 percent encased in ice while climbing the glacier on the 13,710-foot Mount Mendel in Kings Canyon National Park, said park spokeswoman Alex Picavet.

http://www.sacbee.com/state_wire/story/13737466p-14579439c.html

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Wed Oct-19-05 04:03 PM
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Ernesto

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Wed Oct-19-05 04:11 PM
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3. Welcome aboard the DU Pedersoli!

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Flirtus

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Wed Oct-19-05 04:03 PM
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2. Global warming mentioned? n/t

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Ernesto

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Wed Oct-19-05 04:12 PM
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5. And as for you, Flirtus................. Another Welcome!

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RobertSeattle

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Wed Oct-19-05 04:14 PM
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7. Even without Global Warming they'd eventually come out

Glaciers move and everything in them moves.

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Ian David

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Wed Oct-19-05 04:12 PM
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4. Bill Frist is on C-SPAN right now demanding to re-insert his feeding tube

Frist says that in his medical opinion, the airman isn't really frozen. He's just a little chilled.

In fact, when you look at the tape of the park ranger holding a lantern next to the head, you can see some tears flowing from the supposedly "frozen" eyes.

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Flirtus

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Wed Oct-19-05 07:51 PM
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9. Laughing out LOUD

thanks

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RobertSeattle

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Wed Oct-19-05 04:13 PM
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6. Mt Rainier has 65 bodies somewhere in its Glaciers

They'll be emerging over the next several decades - bizarre.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/ghostsofrainier/rain.shtml

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Sequoia

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Wed Oct-19-05 04:45 PM
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8. Cool. Or maybe hundreds of years from now.

Maybe even thousands. Well, maybe not with global warming.

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Octafish

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Wed Oct-19-05 08:25 PM
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10. Another of the Greatest Generation may receive his rest, at last.

The men and women who gave their lives, sacrificed their health and committed themselves to fighting fascism are the reason we are a free people today.

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