Break in weather allows rescuers to resume Alaska search for B.C. climber
JUNEAU, Alaska — Rescuers in southwestern Alaska resumed their search of a mountain peak Tuesday for a missing British Columbia man and his climbing companion.
Megan Peters with the Alaska State Troopers says crews took advantage of favourable weather conditions and got back into the air to search for 24-year-old Marc-Andre Leclerc and 34-year-old Ryan Johnson.
The pair were scaling the Mendenhall Towers north of Juneau last week but have not been heard from since they reached the summit of the 2,100-metre main tower.
The search began when they didn’t return by Wednesday, the same day a snowstorm hit the area.