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A NORTH Vancouver man, described as an expe

rienced hiker, is the

subject: of an intensive

search on the slopes of a Washington State moun.

tain to press time.

Officials un Whatcom
County say the search for
the missing hiker, identified
as 25-year-old Rimas Grylys

of North Vancouver. was

hampered by freezing rain
and poor visibaltty To
deadline the missing man

WEST VANCOUVER

By MARK HAMEL ELON

had not been found

reported
Pucsday Companions
who had scaled Mt Shuksan,
mountain he

in the past

has climbed

naton State search parties

The search, involving Bell
ingham, Scatitte and

Chilliwack B ¢ peseuc

Rroups was laure hed tm
mediately but ran inte the
heavy weather problems
Crytys and three men from
Seattle set out te scale the
mountain on the weekend

North
man left the group at

Vaboousel

Duesday
climbing down
Bad weather hampered the

possibility sear hes

the an through the maddie a!
the week leasing grout
scarchers to make there way
across the cupped cliff and
glacier tors agn

Searchers have been con
Centrating on the maim route
down the mowetarnm buts

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