Body of Irish climber recovered in NZ

Searchers recovered the body today of an Irish hiker who died in New Zealand after falling 800 feet into a rocky ravine a week earlier, officials said.

Body of Irish climber recovered in NZ

Searchers recovered the body today of an Irish hiker who died in New Zealand after falling 800 feet into a rocky ravine a week earlier, officials said.

Donal Deery, aged 29, died on January 12 after falling from the Cascade Saddle near Wanaka town while trying to save his girlfriend, who fell into the same ravine after slipping on soft snow.

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