SEATTLE (AP) - Rescuers struggled against bad weather Tuesday to reach a climber who fell 1,500 feet into the dormant crater of Mount St. Helens, but they faced uncertain prospects after observers in helicopters reported seeing no movement by the man.

Two attempts to reach climber Joseph Bohlig, 52, of Kelso by helicopter were turned back Monday by winds and fading daylight.
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Bohlig had been standing on the rim of the crater with a climbing partner when a snow overhang gave way and he fell into the volcano, Skamania County Undersheriff David Cox said.
Other climbers called 911. Bohlig's climbing partner made it safely down the mountain.
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[Bohllig] is an avid mountaineer who has climbed peaks in many countries, but Mount St. Helens was his home mountain.

I am deeply saddened for this guy's family & their loss. However, does it bother anyone else that this guy was most likely not a true climber and did not understand the dangers of what he was doing? The media seems to have their terms mixed up and it tends to make us look like fools when something like this happens. Again, my condolences to his family and friends.