Searchers looking for 2 Vancouver climbers overdue on Mount St. Helens

2 Vancouver climbers missing on Mount St. Helens

COUGAR, Wash. — Searchers are looking for two Vancouver men who failed to return from a climb on Mount St. Helens.

Skamania County Undersheriff Dave Cox says a deputy found their car early Wednesday at the Marble Mountain Snow Park about 10 miles northeast of Cougar.

Cox says the men, 32-year-old Mark Lapinskas and 34-year-old Kevin Dean, both have packs but probably aren’t prepared for the deluge of rain hitting the area.

Lisa Dean reported her husband and brother-in-law overdue Tuesday night.

Volunteers from the North Country Volcano Rescue Team from Yacolt have started searching trails on the south side of the volcano.

Skamania County has asked the state Department of Emergency Management for help with the search.