Belgian Climber Killed On Cassin Ridge

From NPS Incidents:
DENALI NATIONAL PARK and PRESERVE
Belgian Climber Killed On Cassin Ridge
A 27-year-old Belgian mountaineer was killed in a fall while climbing Cassin Ridge on Mt. McKinley in the early afternoon of Monday, June 7th.  Joris Van Reeth of Borgerhout, Belgium, was leading a highly technical section of the route known as the Japanese Couloir when his anchor appeared to fail and he fell 100 feet in rocky terrain. Van Reeth fell to the approximate elevation of his partner, Sam Van Brempt, 24,, who was positioned below him. Van Brempt was not injured and used his satellite phone to call Denali National Park rescue personnel after confirming that his friend had died in the fall. A climbing ranger was flown in the park helicopter to Van Brempt’s location at the 13,000-foot level to assess the terrain for a possible short-haul rescue, but fog and clouds moved in before a rescue could be performed. While on the reconnaissance flight, the ranger saw a second, unrelated team climbing on the route several hundred feet below the Belgian party. According to Van Brempt, who called back via satellite phone later that night, two Japanese climbers reached him in the early evening and assisted Van Brempt in lowering Van Reeth’s body down to a safer location just above the Northeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier at 11,500 feet. When weather permits, Denali mountaineering rangers will evacuate both Van Brempt and Van Reeth’s remains. 

(Bill's Nit-Picking Note:  I might have worded the last sentence a little differently, particularly if foreign nationals, who most likely speak English better than I do, but in many cases may not, are involved.  One could interpret it to mean that both climbers' remains were removed, instead of one live climber and one not-live one.  Yeah, writing skills are important.)