A climber on Grand Teton died after he slipped and fell into icy-cold water. Teton County Coroner Kiley Campbell says hypothermia may have caused Thursday's death of 55-year-old Gary Miller, of Colorado Springs, Colo. Miller had just climbed Grand Teton. Miller was descending when he fell on a snowfield and slid into a 35-foot-deep crevasse. He was soaked by rushing cold water at the bottom. Climbing guides worked to pull Miller out with a rope. They got Miller out of the crevasse just as a rescue helicopter arrived. By that time Miller had been subjected to 35 to 40-degree water for at least an hour. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. Two climbers have died in the Tetons this year.
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