The body of ski mountaineer Alex Chiu was recovered by helicopter after the 41-year-old fell around 3,000ft (914m) from a dangerous section on Denali Mountain, otherwise known as Mount McKinley.

The body of a mountaineer was recovered Wednesday after he fell 3,000 feet to his death from Alaska's Mount McKinley, North America's highest mountain, also known as Denali.

Also known as Mount McKinley, Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America, rising more than 20,000 feet above the surrounding 6 million acres of Alaska’s wilderness in Denali National Park.

Mount McKinley, the park's highest peak at more than 20,000 feet, is also the tallest mountain in North America, according to NPS. Falls are the No. 1 cause of death at the park, according to NPS.

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Search efforts on the mountain’s West Buttress for the 41-year-old mountaineer were halted by poor weather Tuesday, according to a park spokesperson.

Climbers were on an icy Alaska mountain when they saw a man in their group fall 3,000 feet to his death in Denali National Park, officials said. Alex Chiu, 41, of Seattle died June 2 after falling ...

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