Emergency responders were unable to save Benjamin Shelkey after the Seattle resident was discovered headfirst in a tree well on Mt. Bachelor’s west side.
BEND, Ore. — A 34-year-old Seattle man died Monday after being found trapped headfirst in a tree well on Mt. Bachelor, authorities said.
Benjamin Shelkey of Seattle was pronounced dead after being taken to the Mt. Bachelor Clinic following rescue efforts, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office.
Emergency services responded at 3:04 p.m. Monday after receiving an SOS text message via satellite reporting a “trapped and injured person in steep terrain.” GPS coordinates placed the location on Mt. Bachelor’s
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