"john smith" wrote in message
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I see alot of small planes in the background of the newscasts.
Are they staging out of Hood River Airport?
What can you tell us about the activity at Hood River Airport with
regard to the search effort?

The Sheriff is based out of Hood River--he flew his own Piper Cub around the
mountain today-- and I'm pretty sure the helicopters have been staging
there, especially since the weather has been so bad. Just about all the
press conferences seem to have either been at the airport or at the upper
staging area.


-c