This from New York 1:

Rescue workers said this afternoon that a missing Brooklyn hiker may
have fallen down a steep slope as he and his companions tried to
descend Oregon’s Mount Hood.

Rescue crews found the body of one of the men in a snow cave near the summit yesterday.

He was identified as Texan Kelly James, who was declared missing
with two friends nine days ago, after they failed to descend from the
mountain.

Authorities believe the two missing men, Brooklyn lawyer Jerry
Cooke and Brian Hall of Texas, left the caves to try and descend a
cliff. Searchers found ropes and anchors but no sign of the men. They
worry that high winds may have knocked them over. Still, they say
they’re not giving up hope.

"We’re real sad about one of our results, but we still have two
missing climbers and we’re going to keep looking for them," said Hood
River County Sheriff Joe Wampler. "Our search has narrowed from
totality around Mount Hood to basically the area in which they found
the caves."

Outside Cooke’s home Monday, a makeshift memorial was set up. Neighbors say they’re not losing hope for his rescue.

"I’m sorry for what happened to him. I hope he’s OK. Listen, all
we’re hoping for is that we’re hoping he comes back," said one
neighbor.

"Really I keep praying early in the morning about the news. Once I
hear the news and the story I’m praying for him that they find him
alive," added another.

Rescue crews say avalanche warnings make a ground search difficult so they must rely on helicopter searches.