US doctor dies on Mount Everest
Expedition organiser says death 'not the result of a climbing accident'
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Expedition organiser says death 'not the result of a climbing accident'
A retired Seattle doctor died while climbing Mount Everest on Monday, according to University of Washington officials.
The U.S. citizen did not die from a climbing-related accident or inclement weather, his group said. Mount Everest, located across Nepal and Tibet, is the world's highest point above sea level.
Sugarman's (pictured) tragic death on Mount Everest in the Himalayas is the fourth on the mountain this spring climbing season, and the first American fatality.
A 69-year old man reportedly died while climbing Mount Everest on Monday,1 May 2023 after he began feeling unwell.