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3 climbers from the US and Canada are believed to have died in a fall on New Zealand's highest peak
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Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Three mountain climbers — two from the U.S. and one from Canada — missing for five days on Aoraki, New Zealand’s tallest peak, are believed to have died in a fall, the authorities said Friday. The men’s bodies were not found.
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Two Americans, one Canadian missing after attempt to climb New Zealand’s highest mountain
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3 climbers from the US and Canada are believed to have died in a fall on New Zealand's highest peak
Three mountain climbers from the U.S. and Canada are missing after they did not return from their planned summit of New Zealand’s tallest mountain, Aoraki.
Three climbers from the United States and Canada have been reported missing on New Zealand’s tallest mountain, and the discovery of their gear suggests they may have died in a fall, according to local officials.
Harsh weather conditions have slowed the search for two American men and a Canadian climber who went missing after they attempted to summit New Zealand’s highest mountain, officials said.
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Three mountain climbers from the U.S. and Canada are missing after they failed to return from a planned
Americans Kurt Blair and Carlos Romero and one unidentified Canadian disappeared near the peak of Mount Cook, New Zealand's tallest mountain, authorities said on Tuesday.
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Three mountain climbers — two from the U.S. and one from Canada — missing for five days on Aoraki, New Zealand’s tallest peak, are believed to have died in a fall, the authorities said Friday. The men’s bodies were not found.
A jacket, an ice ax and footprints have been found where the trio were to traverse some slopes on Aoraki, but after five days, authorities believe they fell.
Kurt Blair, Carlos Romero and an unidentified Canadian are believed to have died in an apparent fall after vanishing near the peak of Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest peak.
(CNN) — Two Americans and a Canadian who went missing after they attempted to summit New Zealand’s highest mountain are presumed dead, local police said Friday, as they suspended search operations. Kurt Blair, 56, Carlos Romero, 50, and the Canadian national were reported overdue from their planned …
Three mountain climbers — two from the U.S. and one from Canada — missing for five days on Aoraki, New Zealand's tallest peak, are believed to have died in a fall, the authorities said Friday.
The men's bodies have not been found. But based on footprints glimpsed in the snow, and items believed to belong to them retrieved from the slopes, the search for them has ended, officials said.
