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Helicopter rescues climber from Pictured Rocks

MUNISING, MI--   A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter from Traverse City rescued a woman from the Pictured Rocks ice caves Friday evening. 

Officials say the woman had been climbing the ice when she fell.  Due to the location and terrain a ground rescue wasn’t possible.  An air crew hoisted the injured climber out and took her to Munising Memorial Hospital. 

The unnamed woman suffered injuries to her head and back.   

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.