Missing Air France pilot found dead after falling 1,000ft off Mount Whitney
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Tom Gerbier was hiking the tallest mountain in the contiguous US in Sequoia national park when he fell to his death
A pilot from France who disappeared while hiking California's towering Mount Whitney was found dead after falling about 1,000ft (305 meters) off a cliff, the National Park Service said Friday.
The hiker was identified as Tom Gerbier of Fontenay-sous-Bois, France, who was a pilot for Air France, the park service said in a statement.
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