UPDATE (KCEN) -- More climbers have been identified and are in safe hands after being injured while scaling Mount Rainier.
Stacy Wren was left on the mountain overnight with a rescue crew but is making her way down the mountain while the other three recuperate from minor injuries at Madigan Army Medical Center. They are said to be in fair condition.
The group was climbing down the mountain along the Emmons Glacier when the two women fell into a crevasse.
Two of the other climbers were Stuart Smith, a lawyer from Waco who is an avid climber and Stacy Wren, a recent Baylor graduate.
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UPDATE (KCEN) -- One of the injured climbers has been identified as Ross VanDyke. VanDyke is an admissions counselor at Baylor University.
Another member of the group was Claire Kultgen, daughter of Kultgen Ford Dealership owner Peter Kultgen. Claire was not feeling well when the climbers left though, so she stayed back and was not harmed.
The other three climbers have not been identified at this time.
We will continued to post information as it becomes available.
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A rescue operation turned deadly on Mount Rainier Thursday night when a park ranger fell to his death trying to rescue four climbers from Central Texas.
The 34-year-old ranger fell more than 3000 feet as he was helping two of the climbers into a helicopter. The accident happened just before 2:00 p.m. on Thursday.
In all, four climbers were hiking the Emmons Glacier route when two of them slipped and fell into a crevasse. One of the hikers had a working cell phone and was able to notify park rangers. Rescue crews found the climbers and managed to lift the two men out of the crevasse.
All four climbers were injured, but non of their injuries appear to be life-threatening.
The helicopter was able to take three hikers to safety, but bad weather hampered the rescue operation. Rescue workers spent the night with the one remaining injured hiker on the mountain. The rescue operation was to be reassessed Friday morning.
The climbers are from Waco, Texas. Their names will be released once all four families have been notified.
Stacy Wren
Stuart Smith
Ross VanDyke
