Australian climber Jason Kennison dies on Mount Everest while returning from summit

Forty-year-old, who was raising money for Spinal Cord Injuries Australia, spent years recovering from a spinal injury after being told he might never walk again

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An Australian man who climbed Mount Everest after learning to walk again has died on his return from the summit.

Jason Bernard Kennison died on Friday. His family said he achieved his goal of reaching the peak ... he stood on top of this world but sadly didn't come home."

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