A climber has died after collapsing while attempting to summit Alaska's Denali mountain, the National Park Service said Saturday.
A climber has died after collapsing while attempting to summit Alaska's Denali mountain, the National Park Service said Saturday.
The climber, 48-year-old Fernando Birman of Stockton, New Jersey, collapsed Friday evening at an elevation of 19,700 feet while on an attempt to reach the top of the 20,310-foot peak, theMount Denali at Wonder Lake, previously known as Mount McKinley, the highest mountain peak in North America, at 20, 310 feet above sea level.
After his death, Birman's body was moved to a plateau and taken down from the mountain by helicopter before being sent to the Alaska medical examiner's office late Friday night. The park statement said the cause of death was unknown but was consistent with sudden cardiac arrest.after falling through a weak ice bridge at approximately 8,000 feet on the southeast fork of the Kahiltna Glacier.. The 35-year-old professional mountain guide began his climb April 27 from the Kahiltna Glacier base camp at 7,200 feet, officials said.
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