2 Men Drown in Glacier National Park Over July 4 Holiday Weekend

2 Men Drown in Glacier National Park Over July 4 Holiday Weekend
Lake McDonald acts as a near-perfect mirror for the mountains in Glacier National Park, Mont., on June 22, 2011. Daily Inter Lake, Brenda Ahearn/AP Photo
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WEST GLACIER, Mont.—Two men drowned in Glacier National Park over the July 4 holiday weekend, park officials said.

A 26-year-old man from India was hiking on Avalanche Lake Trail on Saturday morning when he walked near Avalanche Creek, slipped on rocks and was caught in the cold, fast-moving water. Witnesses saw him go underwater and resurface briefly before being swept through a narrow gorge at about 8:30 a.m.