The La Plata County Sheriff's Department says a helicopter retrieved the body of 45-year-old Martin Pigeon (mahr-TEHN pee-ZHOHN) of Acton-Vale, Quebec, on Tuesday.
Authorities say Pigeon fell about 230 feet on the 14,082-foot Windom Peak on Sunday. He and his climbing partner, Marcoux Yves (mar-COO EEV), also from Quebec, were descending the mountain but had become separated in the storm at about 4 p.m.
When Yves reached their camp, Pigeon was not there. Yves found Pigeon's body at the base of a cliff at about 8:30 p.m.
Other climbers had contacted authorities by a satellite texting device.
Bad weather prevented the recovery of Pigeon's body until Tuesday morning.
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