Adirondack Forest Ranger killed after falling 1,000 feet from mountain in Alaska [Video]

INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE COLLISON. A CLIMBER, WHO WE NOW KNOW WAS A RESIDENT OF KEENE, NEW YORK… DIED AFTER FALLING ONE-THOUSAND FEET OFF OF A MOUNTAIN IN ALASKA’S DENALI NATIONAL PARK THURSDAY. YESTERDAY– THE NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 52- YEAR-OLD ROBBI (may-cuss) MECUS– A 25-YEAR FOREST RANGER WHO WORKED IN THE ADIRONDACKS. A RELEASE FROM THE PARK SAID (may-cuss) MECUS AND HER PARTNER WERE ROPED TOGETHER WHILE THEY WERE CLIMBING THE ROUTE, KNOWN AS “THE ESCALATOR” ON MOUNT JOHNSON… WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS BEING A “STEEP AND TECHNICAL CLIMBER”… THAT INCLUDES A MIX OF ROCK, ICE AND SNOW. THE PARK SAYS ANOTHER CLIMBING TEAM WITNESSED THE FALL AND CONTACTED OFFICIALS BEFORE THEY WENT DOWN TO HELP. MECUS’S PARTNER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND AIRLIFTED TO A HOSPITAL IN ANCHORAGE. YESTERDAY– THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN NEW YORK, BASIL SEGGOS, POSTED TO …