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Search and Rescue Crews Recover Body of Washington Hiker Who Fell From Cliff Above Leigh Lake

Search crews used a rope system to recover the body after air medics could not safely reach the man on a ledge above Leigh Lake.

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Search and rescue teams on Monday recovered the body of a 24-year-old Washington man who fell 500 feet from a cliff above Leigh Lake in the Cabinet Mountains near Libby, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Dispatch received a report at about 3:51 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, that a hiker had fallen from a […]

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Hiker dies after 500-foot fall in mountains near Libby

A 24-year-old hiker from Washington fell while traveling down from Snowshoe Peak on Sunday.

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KPAX broke the news on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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