A park worker died after she fell into a deep hole in the ice on Mount McKinley.

一名公園員工在麥金利山掉入一個深冰洞後身亡。

Robin Pendery worked for the park. On Thursday, she walked on the mountain to help other climbers. She fell and died. Other workers tried to save her, but they could not.

Robin Pendery 是該公園的員工。週四，她在山上行走以協助其他登山者。她不幸墜落身亡。其他員工嘗試營救她，但未能成功。

Robin was a very good climber. She was a mountain guide and a nurse in Seattle. She started working for the park in 2024 to keep people safe.

Robin 是一位非常優秀的登山者。她在西雅圖擔任登山嚮導和護理師。她於 2024 年開始在公園工作，以維護人員的安全。

Mount McKinley is a very dangerous mountain. Many people died there in the past. Last week, three other people from Latvia died on this mountain too.

麥金利山是一座非常危險的山。過去曾有許多人在那裡喪生。上週，另外三名來自拉脫維亞的人也在這座山遇難。

The park workers are now looking for the reason why Robin died.

公園員工目前正在調查 Robin 死亡的原因。

A seasonal mountaineering ranger has died after falling into a crevasse on Mount McKinley.

一名季節性登山巡邏員在麥金利山墜入冰裂縫而死亡。

The victim has been identified as Robin Pendery, a resident of Enumclaw, Washington, and a seasonal employee of the Denali National Park and Preserve. On Thursday, at around 2:00 p.m. local time, Pendery began a climbing patrol near the 14,000-foot camp, where she was responsible for supervising operations. Although National Park Service (NPS) staff started rescue efforts immediately, the fall was fatal. Officials emphasized that the exact cause of the accident is still being investigated. According to the National Weather Service, the weather was cloudy with temperatures of 67 degrees Fahrenheit and light winds, though significant snow had fallen at the 11,200-foot level.

死者被確認為 Robin Pendery，為華盛頓州 Enumclaw 的居民，以及 Denali 國家公園與保護區的季節性員工。週四當地時間下午 2 點左右，Pendery 在 14,000 英尺營地附近開始登山巡邏，該處為其負責監督運作的區域。儘管國家公園管理局 (NPS) 工作人員立即展開救援，但墜落導致死亡。官員強調，事故的確切原因仍在調查中。根據國家氣象局的數據，當時天氣陰，溫度為 67 華氏度且風力輕微，但在 11,200 英尺高度則有顯著降雪。

Regarding her professional background, Pendery had extensive experience in high-altitude work. Since 2015, she had worked as a mountain guide, ski patroller, and avalanche forecaster, while also working as an emergency room nurse in Seattle. She joined the NPS in 2024, focusing on climber safety and emergency response.

關於其專業背景，Pendery 在高海拔工作方面擁有豐富經驗。自 2015 年起，她曾擔任山岳嚮導、滑雪巡邏員及雪崩預報員，同時在西雅圖擔任急診室護理師。她於 2024 年加入 NPS，專注於登山者安全與緊急應變。

This tragedy follows another fatal incident involving a Latvian expedition one week earlier, where three people died and a fourth had to be rescued by a helicopter from a high basin. Mount McKinley, which stands at 20,310 feet, is known for its extreme dangers, and records show more than 130 deaths on the mountain. Furthermore, the name of the peak was recently changed back to Mount McKinley by a 2025 executive order, following a previous change to Denali in 2015.

此次悲劇發生在一週前另一宗涉及拉脫維亞探險隊的致命事故之後，當時有三人死亡，第四人則由直升機從高地盆地救出。麥金利山海拔 20,310 英尺，以極端危險著稱，記錄顯示山上有超過 130 人死亡。此外，根據 2025 年的行政命令，該山峰的名稱最近由 2015 年更改的 Denali 改回麥金利山 (Mount McKinley)。

The National Park Service is continuing its investigation into Ranger Pendery's death during a dangerous period on the mountain.

國家公園管理局正於山上的危險期間，繼續調查巡邏員 Pendery 死亡的原因。

A seasonal mountaineering ranger has deceased following a fall into a crevasse on Mount McKinley.

一名季節性登山巡邏員在麥金利山墜入冰裂縫而死亡。

The deceased has been identified as Robin Pendery, a resident of Enumclaw, Washington, and a seasonal employee of the Denali National Park and Preserve. On Thursday, at approximately 14:00 local time, Pendery commenced a climbing patrol in the vicinity of the 14,000-foot camp, where she had been tasked with operational oversight. Despite the immediate initiation of rescue protocols by National Park Service (NPS) personnel, the fall proved fatal. The precise causal factors of the incident remain subject to an ongoing investigation. Meteorological data from the National Weather Service indicated temperatures of 67 degrees Fahrenheit, cloudy conditions, and wind speeds of 5 mph, with significant snow accumulation reported at the 11,200-foot elevation.

死者已被確認為 Robin Pendery，為華盛頓州 Enumclaw 的居民，以及 Denali 國家公園與保護區的季節性員工。週四當地時間約 14:00，Pendery 在 14,000 英呎營地附近開始登山巡邏，該處為其負責運作監督的區域。儘管國家公園管理局 (NPS) 人員立即啟動救援程序，但墜落結果仍導致死亡。事故的確切原因目前仍在調查中。國家氣象局的氣象數據顯示，當時溫度為華氏 67 度，天氣多雲，風速 5 英哩，且在 11,200 英呎高度報告有顯著積雪。

Professional antecedents indicate that Pendery possessed extensive expertise in high-altitude operations, having served as a mountain guide, ski patroller, and avalanche forecaster since 2015, while concurrently maintaining employment as an emergency department nurse in Seattle. Her tenure with the NPS since 2024 focused on climber safety and emergency response.

專業背景顯示，Pendery 在高海拔行動方面擁有豐富專業知識，自 2015 年起曾擔任登山嚮導、滑雪巡邏員及雪崩預報員，同時在西雅圖擔任急診室護理師。她自 2024 年起加入 NPS，工作重點為登山者安全與緊急應變。

This event follows a separate fatality involving a Latvian expedition one week prior, in which three individuals perished and a fourth required a complex long-line helicopter extraction from a basin at 17,200 feet. The mountain, which reaches 20,310 feet, is characterized by extreme topographical hazards; historical data indicates over 130 fatalities. Furthermore, the nomenclature of the peak has been subject to administrative revision, with a 2025 executive order restoring the name Mount McKinley following a previous restoration of the name Denali in 2015.

此次事件發生在一週前涉及拉脫維亞探險隊的另一宗死亡事故之後，當時有三人喪生，第四人則需從 17,200 英呎的盆地透過複雜的長索直升機救援。該山高達 20,310 英呎，具有極端地形危險；歷史數據顯示已有超過 130 人死亡。此外，該山峰的名稱經歷了行政修訂，在 2015 年恢復為 Denali 山後，2025 年的一項行政命令將其名稱恢復為麥金利山 (Mount McKinley)。

The National Park Service continues its investigation into the death of Ranger Pendery amidst a period of heightened mortality on the peak.

國家公園管理局在該山峰死亡率上升的期間，持續調查巡邏員 Pendery 死亡的事件。