REFILE: Bodies of Russian climbers who died on Nepalese peak arrive at morgue

Record ID: 1848190

  • Title: REFILE: Bodies of Russian climbers who died on Nepalese peak arrive at morgue
  • Date: 16th October 2024
  • Summary: KATHMANDU, NEPAL (OCTOBER 16, 2024) (REUTERS) AMBULANCE CARRYING BODIES OF RUSSIAN CLIMBERS PARKED AT MORGUE / REPORTERS GATHERING AROUND BODY IN BAG LYING INSIDE THE AMBULANCE WORKER PREPARING TO MOVE BODY FROM AMBULANCE BODIES INSIDE MORGUE ANOTHER AMBULANCE ARRIVING AMBULANCE SIRENS BODY BEING CARRIED INSIDE VARIOUS OF STAFF MOVING BODY FROM AMBULANCE AND CARRYING IT IN
  • Embargoed: 30th October 2024 13:03
  • Keywords: ACCIDENT CLIMBERS Dhaulagiri peak HIKING NIGERIA RUSSIA SEARCH AND RESCUE
  • Location: KATHMANDU, NEPAL
  • City: KATHMANDU, NEPAL
  • Country: Nepal
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA001226516102024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The bodies of Russian climbers who died on Nepal's Mount Dhaulagiri arrived at Maharajgunj Medical Campus morgue in Kathmandu on Wednesday (October 16).
    Five Russian climbers who have been missing on Nepal's Mount Dhaulagiri since the weekend were found dead on the world’s seventh tallest mountain, their hiking company said on Tuesday.
    There had been no contact with the climbers, scaling the 8,167-m (26,795-ft) peak without Sherpa guides, since Sunday night, when they reached a height of 7,700 m (25,262 ft).
    A search and rescue helicopter saw the bodies of all five at an altitude of about 7,600 m (24,934 ft) on the mountain in western Nepal, said Pemba Jangbu Sherpa, a senior official of the company providing logistics support to the Russian team.
    Another member of the team, who was exhausted and unable to walk, has been evacuated to be treated at a hospital in Kathmandu, the capital, added Pemba, whose company is named 'I Am Trekking and Expedition'.
    Mountain climbing is a key tourism activity in Nepal, home to eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains, providing crucial employment and income.
    (Production: Yubaraj Sharma, Deniz Uyar)
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