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Body recoveryOutcome: FatalExposure

Body recovery — Mount Lincoln, Dec 24, 2022

·Mount Lincoln·Falling Waters Trail (Bridle Path/Falling Waters loop)

Guopeng 'Tony' Li, 28, of Salem, NH (originally from Hebei Province, China)

Li set out alone around 11 a.m. on Christmas Eve on the 8.6-mile Bridle Path/Falling Waters loop in near-zero temperatures. A family member in China tracking his phone saw it die at 6:15 p.m. with him lost off-trail south of Mount Lincoln. His body was found around 6:45 a.m. December 25 about a half-mile off the Falling Waters Trail; family described him as inexperienced.

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SoloNovice in winter terrainOff trail
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