A Frenchman, Air France pilot, was found dead in the Mount Whitney massif in California, Sequoia National Park announced in a press release on Friday.
Tom Gerbier began his hike Tuesday morning at the foot of this 4,421 meter high mountain, the highest point in the United States outside Alaska, but “was reported missing after not showing up for his return flight. »
Using a helicopter, emergency services found his body on Thursday. “The hiker fell more than 300 meters,” specifies the press release from the American national park. Tulare County authorities later confirmed his identity.
This is the second death this year in Sequoia National Park, located in the Sierra Mountains in the western United States.