
一 | SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- A pilot from France who disappeared while hiking California's towering Mount Whitney was found dead after falling about 1,000 feet (305 meters) off a cliff, the National Park Service said Friday.The hiker was identified as Tom Gerbier of Fontenay-sous-Bois, France, who was a pilot for Air France, the park service said in a statement. He was 38, according to a missing poster issued by the Inyo County Sheriff's Office, which was part of the search. The tallest mountain in the contiguous United States, Mount Whitney rises 14,494 feet (4,418 meters) on the eastern border of Sequoia National Park and is a difficult but popular hike. Gerbier started out at Whitney Portal near the town of Lone Pine early Tuesday and was reported missing when he didn't show up for his return flight Wednesday, the park service said. The park service and local authorities sent ground teams to the area Thursday.The searchers spotted clues that someone may have fallen off a cliff in an area called “The Notch,” and a helicopter crew directed there spotted a motionless person in clothing matching Gerbier's description.The body was recovered by helicopter that evening, and the Tulare County Sheriff's Office confirmed Gerbier's identity. Air France said in a statement that Gerbier had been on a stopover in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. "The company offers its most sincere condolences to his family and loved ones,” the airline said.。
ESPN记者Michael C. Wright近日在节目中分析了休斯顿火箭队新赛季的前景。他指出,雷霆与马刺固然稳居西部第一梯队,但火箭同样具备突围的潜力。
杜兰特在加盟后的第二个赛季将更加融入球队体系,而范弗利特与亚当斯的伤愈复出也将显著提升阵容深度。与此同时,阿门-汤普森和谢泼德的成长预计将在新赛季结出硕果,申京则有望卸下组织重任,从而在禁区释放更强的攻击力。

二 | Wright认为,这些因素将共同推动火箭向西部顶级行列迈进。
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