Body of Pakistani climber recovered from Broad Peak 2 weeks after avalanche killed 10
Local volunteers found Sohail Sakhi’s remains at 5,600 metres, and officials said the body will be flown to Skardu by Pakistan Army helicopter.
- On Thursday, local volunteers recovered the body of Pakistani climber Sohail Sakhi on Broad Peak, according to the Alpine Club of Pakistan.
- The avalanche struck on July 30, cutting off contact with a 10-member international expedition led by British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja, and authorities confirmed there were no survivors.
- Volunteers Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Bashir, and Abuzar located Sakhi's body at an altitude of 5,600 metres before transporting the remains from Camp to the Broad Peak Base Camp.
- ACP General Secretary Ayaz Shigri stated the body will be airlifted to Skardu by Pakistan Army helicopters, an operation occurring two days after a candlelight vigil in Islamabad honored the climbers.
- Search efforts for American climber Sarah Mallory Geis and Nepalese climber Nawang Thindu Sherpa remain suspended due to avalanche risks; Shigri noted rescue operations will resume once weather conditions improve.
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According to the Pakistan Mountaineering Club, the body of Sohail Sakhi, a victim of avalanche in Pakistan, was recovered on Friday, August 14.
The only 25-year-old Innsbruck mountain guide successfully climbed the Gasherbrum II "by fair means" and urges humility especially after the avalanche accident at Broad Peak
Two people are still being sought as missing.
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Body of Pakistani climber recovered from Broad Peak 2 weeks after avalanche killed 10
Officials in Pakistan say a team of local volunteers has recovered the body of a Pakistani climber who was among 10 mountaineers killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak nearly two weeks ago.
Body of missing Pakistani climber Sohail Sakhi recovered from Broad Peak
Remains will be moved to Skardu by military helicopter.Local volunteers searched and recovered body: ACP.ACP expresses condolences to Sakhi's family.The body of Pakistani mountaineer Sohail Sakhi, who was among 10 climbers swept away...
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