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• Hikers stiff hotel on unpaid bill after treacherous 7-hour mountain rescue operation, nonprofit says - Rescued hikers allegedly stiffed a hotel after a Scafell Pike rescue operation in England's Lake District, leaving volunteers to pay the $178 bill.
• 2 hikers in Olympic National Forest killed after tree falls on popular trail - Two hikers tragically killed when dead tree fell on popular Lena Lake trail in Olympic National Forest. Third hiker survived the deadly incident.
• Deadly avalanche claims 2 snowmobilers in Washington state backcountry, 2 rescued - Two snowmobilers were killed in an avalanche near Longs Pass in Washington's Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Two survivors were rescued after a distress call.
• Runner fought off mountain lion with stick just weeks before fatal attack on same Colorado trail - A Colorado hiker fought off a mountain lion with a stick after being rushed on a trail where a woman was found dead weeks later in a suspected wildlife attack.
• Woman suspected to have been killed in Colorado's first fatal mountain lion attack in over two decades - A woman's death on a trail is being investigated as a suspected deadly mountain lion attack, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
• National park gift shops are ordered to purge bias-driven DEI and woke merchandise - America's national parks must review merchandise for DEI compliance by Dec. 19 under a new Trump administration order targeting diversity programs in federal agencies.