A 46-year-old Canadian man died on the Northeast's highest peak earlier this week. 

The hiker collapsed as he reached the summit of Mount Washington and died – despite the efforts of nearby staff, two nurses and a doctor who were also hiking.

The man, from Quebec, had been on a day hike on a mountain trail with his son. 

New Hampshire Fish and Game Department conservation officers said Thursday that he had reached an Appalachian Mountain Club hut. 

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The man started complaining of shortness of breath. Just feet away from reaching the Mount Washington summit's parking lot, the man collapsed. 

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State park staff performed CPR and used a defibrillator.

He was taken down the mountain's auto road to an ambulance. 

It’s a 6,288-foot hike to the summit.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.