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Storms Hammer Arizona Elk Hunters

December 11, 2009.

Near Flagstaff, AZ, there is a massive search and rescue effort under way for at least eight hunting parties stranded in the high country.

Deputies with the Coconino County Sheriff's Office are searching for up to 30 people in those parties who are unaccounted for since the snowstorm early this week.

More from the local TV News:

60 miles to the south, near Camp Verde, AZ, an elk hunter was killed in a freak accident Monday night when the top of a 70-foot pine tree snapped during a storm and fell on the tent in which he was sleeping.

Skylar Stock, 27, was killed during a hunting trip Monday, when a tree fell on his tent and crushed him during a heavy storm.

Skylar Stock, a firefighter and father of 3 from Queen Creek, AZ, was on an elk hunting trip with a friend when the tragic accident occurred. The area was being buffeted with winds above 60 mph when the tree broke off about 20 feet above the ground and fell on the tent, killing Stock.

Stock's hunting companion was uninjured and called 911 after cutting his way out of the tent.

 

 

 

 

 

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