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Navy Rescuers Airlift Boy Scouts off Mt. Baker

The Seattle scouts are recovering from hypothermia after an unplanned night in a snow cave.

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Two Seattle Boy Scouts and two Scout leaders are recovering from hypothermia after Navy rescuers airlifted them off Mt. Baker last Monday. The group had become separated from the rest of the troop and spent an unplanned night out in a snow cave in 17-degree temperatures.

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