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Motion a massive rescue operation. six national guard and air force helicopters are on their way, but they're hours away. of the six people still alive in the crevasse, three are badly hurt and need medical attention. and then all of a sudden, the sound of chopper blades through the thin mountain air. >> when you hear a helicopter, you hang so much hope that your friend is going to get off the mountain and get to a trauma center and be okay. >> but when they realize what the sound is, it's crushing news. >> breaking news today on mt. hood. >> rescuers are going after a group of climbers who ha...

All the ice was coming down on us and just prayed that we didn't get hit. but i was fully expecting an impact. >> then the bodies just started sliding into the crevasse. you could hear them thump. >> selena is somehow spared from the fall, but her boyfriend, jeremiah, is not as lucky. cleve's son cole, too, gone with several others. >> there was just dead silence. and i remember just sitting there looking and a thousand things went through my mind. the very first one was, they're all dead. >> 911, what's the location of your emergency? >> this is on mt. hood on the south side, about 800 feet f...

The way that this became political news this weekend was people asking if he seemed intoxicated. if there might be something going on here that was physical. i mean, he's had back surgery recently. that, i mean, i don't know that comes with any sort of medication. certainly the campaign is denying there's anything like that going on. but because it is so out of character, does it raise those issues for you, or do you think that's -- do you think there's no reason to go there? >> i think that's fair enough. i mean, when it is so utterly out of character with the man, as you said earlier, the ma...

Joiner, makes to 911 sets in motion a massive rescue operation. six national guard and air force helicopters are on their way, but they're hours away. of the six people still alive in the crevasse, three are badly hurt and need medical attention. and then all of a sudden, the sound of chopper blades through the thin mountain air. >> when you hear a helicopter, you hang so much hope that your friend is going to get off the mountain and get to a trauma center and be okay. >> but when they realize what the sound is, it's crushing news. >> breaking news today on mt. hood. >> rescuers are going aft...

Helicopters are on their way, but they're hours away. of the six people still alive in hurt and need medical attention. and then all of a sudden, the sound of chopper blades through the thin mountain air. >> when you hear a helicopter, you hang so much hope that your friend is going to get off the mountain and get to a trauma center and be okay. >> but when they realize what the sound is, it's crushing news. >> breaking news today on mt. hood. >> rescuers are going after a group of climbers who have fallen into a crevasse. >> turns out the first choppers to get there are news helicopters respo...