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Search for Missing Skydiver Suspended
The search was suspended Sunday for Kurt Ruppert Jr., who has been missing since Thursday after he jumped out of a helicopter near Mt. Si.

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The search was suspended Sunday for Kurt Ruppert Jr., who has been missing since Thursday after he jumped out of a helicopter near Mt. Si.

The King County Sheriff's Office suspended its search after hundreds of volunteers combed the rugged area for four days.
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Kurt Ruppert, 29, of Lake City, FL, is the man missing still on Mt. Si near North Bend, the King County Sheriff's Office confirmed.
Kurt Ruppert, 29, of Lake City, FL, is the man missing still on Mt. Si near North Bend, the King County Sheriff's Office confirmed.
Kurt Ruppert, 29, of Lake City, FL, is the man missing still on Mt. Si near North Bend, the King County Sheriff's Office just confirmed.
King County's Guardian 2 was turned back this morning due to weather conditions, and is awaiting a break in the fog to resume an aerial search at Mt. Si.
Weather continues to hamper the search for a Florida man lost yesterday near Mt. Si after skydiving from a helicopter.
Weather continues to hamper the search for a Florida man lost yesterday near Mt. Si after skydiving from a helicopter.
King County's Guardian 2 was turned back this morning due to weather conditions, and is awaiting a break in the fog to resume an aerial search at Mt. Si.
The man jumped from about 2,000 feet but didn't show up at the landing site.
The man jumped from about 2,000 feet but didn't show up at the landing site.
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The 29-year-old Florida man didn't show up at a designated landing zone after helicopter skydiving, and his companions didn't see whether his parachute opened.