Washington DC, July 31 -- Four bodies have been recovered by ground teams following an avalanche on Broad Peak, the world's 12th-highest mountain, but their identities are yet to be confirmed, Alpine Club of Pakistan President Irfan Arshad Khan said.

Khan said that while four bodies have been retrieved so far by rescue teams, the identification process is still pending.

According to a report by CNN, emergency crews on the ground and in helicopters are searching the Karakoram mountain range for the 10 climbers, including one American, who are believed to have been on 8,047-meter-tall Broad Peak when an avalanche struck around midday Thursday.

Rescue operations are underway to locate a group of missing climbers, including world-renowned ...