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Weather Hampering Mountain Rescue of Former Olympic Champ
LAILA PEAK, KARAKORAM MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN PAKISTAN, JUL 29 – Laura Dahlmeier was seriously injured by a falling rock at 5,700 meters while climbing Laila Peak; rescue efforts are challenged by weather and terrain, officials said.
- Laura Dahlmeier, a 31-year-old German former Olympic biathlete, suffered serious injuries in a mountaineering accident on 28 July in Pakistan's Karakorum Mountains.
- The accident occurred around noon at approximately 5,700 meters altitude when Dahlmeier was caught in a rockfall while climbing with her partner, who immediately called emergency services.
- A rescue operation involving Pakistan army and international teams began immediately but faced delays due to bad weather, with a helicopter only reaching the site on the morning of 29 July.
- A Tuesday helicopter overflight found no signs of life but concluded Dahlmeier was at least seriously injured, and locals reportedly took her from the landslide site according to a government spokesperson.
- Dahlmeier retired from professional biathlon in 2019 at age 25 after winning two Olympic gold medals in 2018, and the ongoing rescue underscores the risks of high-altitude mountaineering during Pakistan's monsoon season.
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The Laila Peak is 6069 meters high in the Karakorum Mountains in Pakistan. The former biathlete Laura Dahlmeier tries to climb the summit, but is hit by a rockfall. This is not uncommon now in summer.
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At almost 6,000 metres altitude, the ex-biathlete and Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier crashed in Pakistan. Why was she in the Karakoram high mountains? What is the status of rescue work? [more]]>
Laura Dahlmeier was hit by rockfall during mountaineering in Pakistan. Reinhold Messner knows the region well.
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