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Climbers with Chelan County Mountain Rescue used bolts from a September rescue at the same location to set up a line to safely get to the person.

Deputies are not identifying the body, but the family of Angel Mendoza Ruelas posted on social media that his body was recovered on Wednesday.

The post says the family is not at peace because his body has not been found and asks people to use their own boats to help in the search.

Troopers say an unidentified person was driving a 2013 GMC Sierra southbound on the highway when they drifted to the right and overcorrected across the roadway.

The agency is reporting $3,500 in damages from four smashed windows Monday morning at its Moderate Risk Waste Facility on US 97A.

Wenatchee Valley Fire Department spokesperson Kay McKellar says the fire took place on pallets adjacent to the Keyes plant and offices.

County spokesperson Jill FitzSimmons says workers used the "boulder buster" technique to dispose of the rock.

Two significant rock slides have prompted the Department of Transportation to assess the risk for more slides.

Washington State Patrol Trooper Jeremy Weber says there were reports of some larger rocks blocking the roadway.

Wet snow and rain are being blamed for destabilizing snow, which is leading to extended avalanche danger through the stretch of highway.