National Park mountain guide dies in fall on Mount McKinley

A National Park Service mountain guide died when she fell into a crevasse on Mount McKinley, officials said Friday

A National Park Service mountain guide died when she fell into a crevasse on Mount McKinley, officials said Friday.

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Robin Pendery, a seasonal mountaineering ranger assigned to Denali National Park and Preserve, died Thurdsay, the National Park service said in a statement. In a “field update” published online Monday, the park service characterized Pendery as one of two people “in charge” of the mountain’s 14,000 Foot Camp, accessible by helicopter.

Pendery was from Enumclaw, Washington, according to the agency, which did not provide an age.