Ice Cave Collapse Kills One Injures Others

GRANITE FALLS, Wash. (AP) — A Snohomish County sheriff's spokeswoman says one person is dead and four others have been injured by a partial ice cave collapse in northwestern Washington.

Sheriff's spokeswoman Shari Ireton said Monday night that the person who was killed remained buried under the debris. She said recovery efforts have been suspended for the night.

Three of the injured, including one man in critical condition, have been airlifted to a Seattle trauma center. Ireton says a juvenile girl with minor injuries was sent to an Everett, Washington, hospital.

Authorities don't believe anyone else is trapped.

The caves about 70 miles northeast of Seattle are a popular hiking destination in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. They have been closed until further notice

In 2010, an 11-year-old girl was killed at the caves by falling ice.