A total of 24 volunteers yesterday according to this account:
kimatv.com/news/local/search-and-rescue-...turn-over-to-coroner
I suspect the reference to six hours is just for the return trip, i.e., not including the initial approach and then securing the litter.
(Note for anyone who happens to stumble on this post not familiar with the term: "litter" is akin to "stretcher" in this context, as opposed to its more typical usage.)
Nice portrait of Robert here:
www.hoodrivernews.com/news/2016/aug/03/b...-believed-be-hr-man/
(Henceforth I'll always stop by Sushi Okalani for a Robert's roll when returning from skiing Adams.)
Also, in case anyone happens to see this AP version that is republished in numerous places:
q13fox.com/2016/08/03/body-of-60-year-ol...ed-from-mount-adams/
... although I have at least been upgraded from a hiker to a skier, the location was not "on the popular South Climb route at about 8,000 foot elevation" (which would be the Crescent not-really-a-Glacier) but rather at 8,520 in the base of the skier-popular (although skiers aren't very numerous at this time of year) SW Chutes (and several ancillary chutes that aren't skied because they're typically burnt out at the entrance also prone to rockfall).
And yes, at least one version is showing a stock photo of the mountain from an entire different aspect.
