A climber from New Jersey has died after collapsing near the summit of Alaska's Denali mountain.
The Alaska Range with Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake with Tundra swans in the fall, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. 48-year-old Fernando Birman of Stockton, collapsed around 5:45 p.m. Friday at an elevation of 19,700 feet while on an attempt to reach the top of the 20,310-foot peak.The statement said that his mountain guides immediately initiated CPR but he never regained a pulse. He was believed to have suffered a heart attack.
After his death, Birman's body was moved to a plateau and taken down from the mountain by helicopter before being sent to the Alaska medical examiner's office late Friday night. Birman was part of a 12-member guided tour that began its ascent on May 22, said Sharon Stiteler, a spokesperson for Denali National Park.The Associated Press contributed to this report.