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COURTESY OF THE SOMERS FAMILY
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

A lost Seattle climber's family seeks an elusive peace

A grief-stricken Walt Somers, pictured at a memorial service for his lost son at Bedal Campground in 1973, says closure is a nice concept -- impossible to obtain when a child disappears. "Because there is no answer, it lingers on," Walt's wife, Vi, says of the family's pain.