3rd snowboarder in 3 months missing on Mt. Baker

Rescue crews have suspended the search for the third snowboarder in as many months to go missing in the Mount Baker wilderness.

Twenty-four-year-old Vitaliy Datskiy was reported missing Sunday afternoon by his friends after he failed to meet them at a pre-arranged location. The Washington-state resident was snowboarding within the designated boundaries of the Mount Baker Ski Area. 

Ski patrol and the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office launched an immediate search, but severe weather conditions forced rescuers to stand down Wednesday.

Witnesses saw Datskiy enter a marked high-risk zone