Shafaqna Pakistan: Five more bodies of climbers who lost their lives in a massive avalanche on Broad Peak have been transported to Skardu, bringing the total number of recovered bodies to eight. Search operations are continuing to locate the two climbers who remain missing.
According to the deputy commissioner, a ground recovery team comprising Pakistani and Nepalese mountaineers, including world-record holder Nirmal Purja, successfully retrieved the bodies of eight climbers from the mountain. Rescue teams are continuing their search for Pakistani climber Sohail Sakhi and a foreign female mountaineer.
The avalanche struck Broad Peak several days ago, killing 10 climbers in what the President of the Alpine Club described as one of the deadliest tragedies in the mountain’s history.
The Alpine Club President detailed that on the first day of search operations, the bodies of a Nepalese climber and an Omani female climber were recovered, alongside partial remains of a third climber.
On Thursday, with the assistance of Pakistan Army helicopters, five more bodies—comprising four Nepalese climbers and one Chinese national—were airlifted and safely transferred to Skardu.
Source: Dunya News
