Four people died while climbing the highest mountain in Mexico, the Pico de Orizaba. All of the deaths appeared to have been caused by a fall.
died in a climbing accident on the Pico de Orizaba, which is the highest mountain the country, authorities said Sunday.
The civil defense office in the central state of Puebla said all four deaths appeared to have been caused by a fall on the volcanic mountain, which is also known by its indigenous name Citlaltepetl. It soars to 18,619 feet. The office said two of the climbers were from the neighboring state of Veracruz and at least one was from Puebla. The peak stands on the border between the two states.Photos distributed by the office showed rescue workers trying to recover the bodies down from a loose, rocky apron below an even steeper slope above the snow line.
The Pico de Orizaba volcano is shown at dawn, from the Izta-Popo National Park, in the central Mexican state of Puebla, on Feb. 1, 2016.
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