Search and rescue teams have recovered the bodies of four climbers from the site of Thursday’s avalanche on Broad Peak, according to sources at Base Camp, as efforts continue to locate the remaining missing mountaineers.
Two of the four mountaineers have been identified as Nadira Al harthy of Umman and Poran Bahadur Gurung of Nipal, source added.
An avalanche struck the 8,047-metre peak, the world’s 12th-highest mountain, around midday on Thursday, leaving a 10-member international expedition out of contact. Base Camp sources said the missing team includes five Nepali climbers, one Pakistani, one Chinese, and one American mountaineer. Among them is renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal “Nims Dai” Purja, who leads the expedition and is known for summiting all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks in just over six months in 2019.
The identities of the four recovered bodies have not yet been confirmed, Base Camp sources said.
A search operation involving both local and international mountaineers is currently underway to locate the remaining climbers. Rescue efforts have been complicated by poor weather in the high-altitude terrain, delaying helicopter access to the accident site.
The Alpine Club of Pakistan said it remains in close coordination with government authorities and rescue agencies to mobilise all available resources. No further details on the condition of the remaining climbers have been released.
This is a developing story. Tribune GB will provide updates as more information becomes available.