Denali National Park Worker Dies After Triggering Avalanche

Denali National Park Worker Dies After Triggering Avalanche
Denali National Park and Preserve employee Eric Walter. Denali National Park and Preserve/NPS Photo via AP
The Associated Press
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DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska—A Denali National Park and Preserve employee died when he was caught in an avalanche while skiing in the backcountry, not far from the park’s entrance, officials said Friday.

Eric Walter, who provided radio-based safety support and dispatch services for National Park Service operations across Alaska, died in the Thursday avalanche, the park said in a prepared statement.