German Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier dies after mountaineering accident in Pakistan
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Former biathlete struck by rockfall at altitude of 5,700m
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Tributes paid to athlete ‘with heart, attitude and vision’
The German double Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died after a mountaineering accident in Pakistan, her management confirmed on Wednesday.
The accident occurred at around noon on Monday, at an altitude of approximately 5,700 metres at Laila Peak, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said. 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.