The National Park Service has identified a climber killed in an avalanche near Alaska's Mount McKinley as a Texas man.
Thirty-nine-year-old Chris Lackey of Houston was with one of two guided parties camping out Wednesday night after summiting a 10,300-foot peak called the Moose's Tooth. They were directly south of the peak when a large column of ice and snow broke free and cascaded down Ruth Gorge at about 1 a.m. Thursday, burying both camps and throwing the climbers from their tents. The four uninjured climbers rushed to help Lackey, who was unconscious when they found him. They called for help on a satellite phone, but Lackey died before a Park Service helicopter could fly him to help. A National Park Service helicopter evacuated all of them.
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