National Park Service ranger dies after falling into crevasse on Mount McKinley during climbing patrol

A seasonal National Park Service mountaineering ranger died Thursday afternoon after falling into a crevasse on Mount McKinley, marking the latest deadly incident on the treacherous Alaskan peak. The ranger has been identified as Robin Pendery, of Enumclaw, Washington, according to a statement from the National Park Service (NPS). Agency officials said Pendery was conducting a climbing patrol when she suffered a fatal fall near the mountain's 14,000-foot camp at about 2 p.m. local time. TRAGEDY