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Mountaineering rangers in Alaska have recovered the body of a Seattle man who died after falling 3,000 feet from a climbing route on Mount McKinley.

Denali National Park and Preserve says in a statement that Alex Chui’s body was transferred to the state medical examiner.

Two other members of the 41-year-old’s expedition reported Monday that Chui fell at Squirrel Point.

Mountaineering rangers in Alaska recovered the body of a Seattle man who died after falling 3,000 feet from a climbing route on Mount McKinley, also known as Denali.

Alex Chui's body was transferred to the state medical examiner Wednesday, the Denali National Park and Preserve said in a statement.

A view of Mt. McKinley, also known as Denali, on September 1, 2015 in Denali National Park, Alaska. (Lance Kin

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