Missing Air France pilot found dead after falling 1,000ft off Mount Whitney

Tom Gerbier was hiking the tallest mountain in the contiguous US in Sequoia national park when he fell to his death

A pilot from France who disappeared while hiking California’s towering Mount Whitney was found dead after falling about 1,000ft (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.