U.S. Climber Dies on Argentine Mountain
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From Reuters
MENDOZA, Argentina — An American climber died Saturday attempting to scale the Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the Americas, officials said Tuesday.
Police said John Jacobson, 26, a post office employee from Denver, Colo., died because of lung problems as he and two friends were climbing the mountain, which is in the Andes near Chile.
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