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New York trans advocate, park ranger falls to her death while ice climbing Alaska mountain path ‘the Escalator’
A longtime New York forest ranger and trans advocate was killed Thursday night after falling more than 1,000 feet while attempting to climb a steep cliff in Alaska, officials said. Robbi Mecus, 52, of Keene Valley and her climbing partner both fell while ice climbing an especially treacherous part of Mount Johnson in Denali National Park known as “the Escalator,” according to the National Park Service. Mecus, a transgender woman, died in the fall. Her climbing partner, a 30-year-old woman from California, survived with “serious traumatic injuries.” Another climbing party witnessed the tragic drop and called for help around 10:45 p.m., but it...
Saranac Police investigating potential hate crimes aimed at transgender resident
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. (WCAX) - A number of North Country residents are condemning potentially hate-motivated incidents in Saranac Lake. For many homeowners, flags are a point of pride and a way to show what they stand for. In the case of one Saranac Lake resident, their transgender flags were the target of what police are investigating as a possible hate crime.
North Country police investigating Pride flag vandalism
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. (WCAX) - Police in Northern New York are investigating vandalism to Pride flags. The police chief in Saranac Lake says they are looking for any potential bias that may be connected to the case. The victim told WCAX News that two flags were ripped from their property...
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