A Pennsylvania woman was rescued Monday after falling into a glacier crevasse.
According to an Alaska State Troopers dispatch, at approximately 1:29 p.m. Monday troopers were alerted that a woman had fallen 20 feet into a crevasse on Spencer Glacier while ice climbing near Portage.
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The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center was contacted and the 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons responded to the scene, where the injured climber was hoisted into a helicopter.
The woman, identified as 34-year-old Julia O'Neil of Pennsylvania, was transported to Providence Alaska Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
As of Tuesday afternoon, O'Neil was no longer listed as a patient, according to a Providence spokesman. Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters had no further details on the cause of the fall or the extent of O'Neil's injuries Tuesday.