California hiker dies after injury on Katahdin amid severe weather
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A 64-year-old California man, Bert Peter Goris, died after an injury while descending Katahdin in Baxter State Park. He was airlifted from York Valley by a Maine Army National Guard Black Hawk crew after severe weather with winds over 35 mph and a wind chill near 20°F; he was pronounced dead at Millinocket Municipal Airport. The cause of death is being determined by the medical examiner, and park officials caution hikers to be prepared for rapid weather changes and to carry proper winter gear.
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