Denali National Park officials say this is the first death in the park this winter.
DENALI NATIONAL PARK, Alaska - A staff member who worked in Denali National Park and Preserve died Thursday while backcountry skiing within the park.that 32-year-old Eric Walter was found dead Thursday afternoon by park rangers, who were alerted to an avalanche slide on an unnamed slope near mile 10 of the park road that reaches over 90 miles into the rugged wilderness.
The park dispatched a helicopter to the slide area, where they hoisted down two park rangers with life support equipment. The park said that Walter was a “much-loved member” of the Alaska Regional Communications Center, which provides radio-based safety support services to National Park Service operation statewide.
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