A fact from Jess Roskelley appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 March 2014 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that when Jess Roskelley reached the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 20, he became the youngest American to do so?
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Since he was once the youngest person to climb Everest, we should know when he was born.Terry Thorgaard (talk) 21:41, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
date of death should be corrected.
As of 17 April 2019 Jess Roskelley has been declared missing, not dead. The accident took place on 16 April 2019. --Megalix (talk) 11:13, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
