Two Hikers Are Lost In Olympics -- Climber Dies When He Falls Down Crevasse In Nearby Area

Searches were to continue today for two people lost on opposite sides of the Olympic National Park.

One search involved an Arizona woman missing along the Quinault River. A Pennsylvania man was being sought in the Hurricane Ridge area.

In a third incident, the park's Mount Olympus was the scene of a fatal fall Friday when a Seattle man was killed while descending from the mountain's 7,965-foot summit.

Paul Hood, 34, died when he fell 30 feet into a crevasse while glissading down the Blue Glacier after climbing the mountain with two other men, according to Roger Rudolph, the park's assistant superintendent.

Hood was sliding down the glacier with an ice ax for control when he fell into a crevasse, Rudolph said.

His two companions, were nearby but unable to reach Hood and his body was brought out Sunday by park rangers and members of Olympic Mountain Rescue, Rudolph said.

Meanwhile, the search was to expand today for Barbara Roth of Portal, Ariz., who did not return Saturday from a solo day hike along the North Fork of the Quinault River.

Roth, 40, an experienced hiker, was last seen at the North Fork campground. She had only a pack with minimal gear and no compass or map, Rudolph reported.

The search today was to include six dog teams, 21 ground searchers and a helicopter.

A search for James Hoskins, 30, of Philadelphia, was being scaled back today, Rudolph said. Most of the likely spots have been

searched, Rudolph added.

Hoskins was reported six days overdue Sunday.

Hoskins was reported to be on a camping trip in the Hurricane Ridge area but searchers found his backpack, sleeping bag and other gear in his car in the Hurricane Ridge parking lot, Rudolph said. Because he apparently does not have the gear with him, Hoskins may have been day-hiking.