India, July 30 -- Laura Dahlmeier, a two-time Olympic biathlon champion from Germany, died in Pakistan following a mountaineering mishap, according to a statement released by her management and the area government on Wednesday. She was 31.
The Alpine Club of Pakistan said on Tuesday that the accident happened at Laila Peak on Monday at around midday, at an elevation of about 18,700 feet.
In the Hushe Valley, which is located in the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, Dahlmeier was ascending with her mountaineering companion when she was hit by an unanticipated rockfall. A rescue aircraft was unable to arrive at the scene due to bad weather.
According to provincial Gilgit-Baltistan government spokesperson Faizullah Faraq, two rescue teams...
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