Two doctors fall to death from Mt. McKinley climb

Officials Say Men Plunged Several Thousand Feet

BOSTON -- A Newton doctor was one of two climbers who died Thursday when they fell several thousand feet on Mt. McKinley in Alaska.

Dr. John Mislow, 39, and Dr. Andrew Swanson, 36, of, Minneapolis, were roped together at the time of the fall, according to the National Park Service.

A team saw the pair fall between the 16,500-foot elevation on the Messner Couloir and its base at 14,500 feet. It was not clear if the men were ascending or descending at the time of the fall.

Three skiers in the vicinity were first to respond to the climbers, who were located about 30 minutes away from the 14,200-foot camp. A team of four volunteer NPS rangers, including an emergency room nurse and two medics, followed close behind and confirmed that the two men had died in the fall.
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