Coverage dated November 24, 2025

2 mountain climbers fall to their deaths, 2 others rescued on New Zealand

Headline from CBS News

The climbers' bodies have been found and specialist searchers were working to recover them "in a challenging alpine environment," police said.

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  1. CBS News

    2 mountain climbers fall to their deaths, 2 others rescued on New Zealand (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The climbers' bodies have been found and specialist searchers were working to recover them "in a challenging alpine environment," police said.

  2. The Guardian

    Two climbers dead after fall on Aoraki Mount Cook, New Zealand’s highest peak (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Two others rescued as authorities work to recover the bodies of those killed after they fell near the summit

  3. New York Post

    US climber among 2 killed after falling from New Zealand’s tallest peak (opens New York Post)

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    A U.S. climber was among two people killed in a fall on Aoraki, New Zealand’s tallest peak, authorities said Wednesday.

  4. CNN

    Two climbers die and 2 more rescued on New Zealand’s highest peak (opens CNN)

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    Two mountain climbers have died on Aoraki, New Zealand’s tallest peak, and two others from the same group were rescued, authorities said on Tuesday.

  5. WHEC Rochester

    US climber among 2 killed in fall on New Zealand's highest peak (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Authorities have reported that a U.S. climber was among two people killed in a fall on Aoraki, New Zealand's tallest peak. The men were part of a four-person group climbing near the summit on Monday. Two members were rescued by helicopter after a distress call late that night.

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