Body of Missing Ski Mountaineer Recovered on Mount McKinley
The search for the missing 41-year-old ski mountaineer who's been missing since Monday has ended after SAR teams recovered the body of the man on Peters Glacier, where he had fallen 3,000 feet down from Mt. McKinley.
Officials said he fell “towards Peters Glacier,” along an exposed rocky face that spans roughly 3,000 feet. Read more here
We send our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Alex Chiu. Thank you to the SAR teams for their dedicated efforts. Please be safe out there, everyone!
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