Mass. man dies in fall from mountain while hunting goats in Alaska

"Troopers said 67-year-old John DeLuca suffered fatal injuries when he lost his footing and fell from Queen's Chair around 10:45 a.m. The U.S. Coast Guard responded to the scene by helicopter and found DeLuca unresponsive. Responders flew him to a clinic in Cordova, where he was pronounced dead. Troopers said another person who had been hunting with DeLuca also fell and suffered serious injuries. They were taken to the clinic and are expected to survive. The Anchorage Daily News reported that the second person was a family member."

"Trooper spokesperson Tess Williams told the newspaper that the pair was trying a traverse below a ridge when DeLuca stumbled. "The person he was hunting with tried to grab him, and they both fell about 100 feet," Williams told The Anchorage Daily News. DeLuca slid another 300 to 400 feet down, Williams said. Queen's Chair is located in southcentral Alaska, about 150 miles east of Anchorage."

A 67-year-old Massachusetts man lost his footing and fell from Queen's Chair around 10:45 a.m., suffering fatal injuries during a goat hunt. The U.S. Coast Guard responded by helicopter, found him unresponsive, and responders flew him to a clinic in Cordova where he was pronounced dead. A companion also fell and suffered serious injuries and was taken to the clinic; that person is expected to survive. The pair were attempting a traverse below a ridge when the stumble occurred, causing an initial 100-foot fall and an additional slide of 300 to 400 feet. Queen's Chair is in southcentral Alaska about 150 miles east of Anchorage.

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