An American died while climbing up Mount Everest in Nepal, according to officials.
The U.S. Embassy in Nepal confirmed Tuesday that Dr. Jonathan Sugarman died on the mountain. The embassy did not disclose what caused the 69-year-old American’s death.
An expedition organizer told Agence France-Presse that the Seattle-based doctor was at 21,000 feet when he died.
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