BERLIN (Reuters) -German biathlete and double Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier has died following a mountaineering accident in Pakistan, according to a report by Bild newspaper citing news agency DPA.
Laura Dahlmeier, Olympic Biathlon Champion, Dies in Climbing Accident
BERLIN (Reuters) -German double Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died following a mountaineering accident in Pakistan, her management confirmed on Wednesday.
The accident occurred around noon on Monday, at an altitude of approximately 5,700 metres at Laila Peak, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said on Tuesday.
Dahlmeier was climbing with her mountaineering partner when she was struck by a sudden rockfall in the Hushe Valley, part of the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region. Poor weather conditions prevented a rescue helicopter from reaching the site.
The 31-year-old Dahlmeier retired from biathlon in 2019, aged 25, a year after becoming the first female biathlete to achieve a sprint and pursuit double at the same Olympics.
(Reporting by Kirsti Knolle and Tommy Lund in Gdansk, editing by Rachel More and Christian Radnedge)
