Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier dies in climbing accident

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Sad quality arrived from Pakistan; treble Olympic champion successful biathlon, Laura Dahlmeier, died astatine the property of 32. The mishap happened during a mountaineering expedition successful the Karakorum upland range, wherever she was trapped successful a stone slide.

The German jock was portion of a radical that was trying to conquer a tallness of astir 5,700 meters. Her climbing partner, Marina Eva, instantly called the rescue services, but hard upwind conditions made immoderate enactment difficult.

Rescue ngo aborted

Professional climbers from Germany and the USA rapidly headed towards the mishap site. However, arsenic confirmed by the sportswoman's absorption agency, the rescue cognition was interrupted connected the evening of July 29.

- The rescue cognition was started, but it was yet suspended connected the evening of July 29 - its representatives told the "Welt" newspaper.

The bureau besides reported that July 28 was the time she astir apt mislaid her life. Her privation was that nary 1 risked their lives trying to prevention her.

- Laura Dahlmeier's explicit and written volition was that successful a lawsuit similar this nary 1 should hazard their beingness to prevention her. In this case, her privation was to permission her assemblage connected the mountain. This is besides successful accordance with the wishes of her relatives - the managers stated.

The president of the International Olympic Committee, Kirsty Coventry, said the quality was shocking for the full Olympic movement.

- The decease of Laura Dahlmeier is profoundly shocking for everyone successful the Olympic question - she said.

This large biathlete near a large people successful the sport. At the Winter Olympic Games successful Pyeongchang successful 2018, she won 2 golden and 1 bronze medal.