(Reuters) -The bodies of two climbers, including one from the U.S., have been recovered after the pair fell to their deaths from New Zealand’s highest mountain during a summit attempt, police said on Wednesday.

The men were part of a group of four consisting of two New Zealand-based guides and two clients climbing the 3,724-metre (12,218 ft) Mount Cook, or Aoraki, when they fell from a ridge onto the west side of the mountain late on Monday. None of the men have been named by police.

Authorities were notified at around 11:20 p.m. (1020 GMT) on Monday, and a search and rescue team located two members of the group uninjured in the early hours of Tuesday.

Helicopters continued to search through the night and located the two missing climbers deceased at 7 a.m. on Tuesday. Their bodies were

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