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Seen is the eastern Sierra Nevada, with Mt. Whitney, the largest of three pinnacles at center, near Lone Pine, Calif., on Dec. 21, 2016. A pilot from France who disappeared while hiking California's towering Mount Whitney was found dead after falling about 1,000 feet (305 meters) off a cliff, the National Park Service said Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. The hiker was identified as Tom Gerbier, of Fontenay-sous-Bois, France, who was a pilot for Air France, the park service said in a statement. (AP Photo/Brian Melley, File)
Photo by: Brian Melley
Seen is the eastern Sierra Nevada, with Mt. Whitney, the largest of three pinnacles at center, near Lone Pine, Calif., on Dec. 21, 2016. A pilot from France who disappeared while hiking California's towering Mount Whitney was found dead after falling about 1,000 feet (305 meters) off a cliff, the National Park Service said Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. The hiker was identified as Tom Gerbier, of Fontenay-sous-Bois, France, who was a pilot for Air France, the park service said in a statement. (AP Photo/Brian Melley, File)

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