Climber's entire body recovered at Mount Rainier Nationwide Park after he fell to his death

Jack Birle

August 26, 01:47 PM August 26, 01:47 PM

Officials at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington condition say they have uncovered the human body of a Canadian climber who fell to his death from a trail on Monday.

The park says it recognized the overall body of Chun Hui Zhang, 52, from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, as the 1 that fell from the Disappointment Cleaver route on Mount Rainier.

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"Quite a few unsuccessful attempts were being manufactured by mountain climbing guides and National Park Service (NPS) rangers to find the fallen climber. Zhang was found the next day by a staff of NPS rangers. Utilizing an NPS-contracted helicopter, rangers had been capable to obtain and extricate the climber’s overall body," the countrywide park reported in a statement.

Zhang was "on a personal, leisure summit climb of Mount Rainier with buddies," park officials said.

The park also mentioned that staff members from the Global Mountain Guides and Rainier Mountaineering assisted retrieve Zhang.

The death comes months soon after park rangers rescued two trapped climbers in May well. Deep snow and solid winds created the Might rescue at Kautz climbing route tough, in accordance to park officers.