US Climber Killed In Mexico Volcano Tragedy
Faizan Hashmi Published February 13, 2018 | 10:00 AM
Puebla, Mexico, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Feb, 2018 ) :An American citizen died and another was airlifted to hospital after an excursion to reach Mexico's highest summit -- the inactive Citlaltepetl volcano -- turned to disaster, authorities said Monday.
Mexican officials initially said the pair were US diplomats, but an American source referred to them as embassy employees. One of the climbers suffered a fall, forcing the other to seek help from the US embassy, according to the civil protection authority for the state of Puebla.
The rescue operation began Sunday, but had to be called off because gusts of wind made it too dangerous for helicopters.
A helicopter finally managed Monday to reach 26-year-old Nathan Cahill, who was airlifted to a Mexico City hospital, Mexican officials said.
Rescue workers recovered the other climber's body on foot. "The strong gusts of wind and the area where (the body) was recovered, close to the summit, made it too difficult by helicopter," a civil protection authority official said.
Best known as Pico de Orizaba, the 5,610-meter (18,400-foot) mountain on the border between the states of Puebla and Veracruz attracts professional climbers from around the world as well as poorly equipped amateurs.
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