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The Guardian
17 hours ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Climbers attempt rescue of German Olympic champion seriously injured in Pakistan mountains
A team of climbers are due to launch a rescue mission for the German double biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier days after she was seriously injured by a rockfall on a mountain in northern Pakistan. The accident happened at around midday on Monday at an altitude of 5,700m on Laila Peak in the Karakoram range, according to a statement from Dahlmeier's team. The 31-year-old was 'hit by falling rocks,' and no one had yet been able to reach her due to the danger of further rockfalls and the site's 'remoteness'. Her climbing partner was able to sound the alarm after reaching safety. 'It was determined that a helicopter rescue is not possible,' said Areeb Ahmed Mukhtar, a senior local official in Ghanche district where the more than 6,000m (19,700ft) mountain is located. 'The conditions at the altitude where she was injured are extremely challenging, and a team of foreign climbers will launch a ground rescue mission today.' Shipton Trek & Tours Pakistan, which organised the expedition, confirmed the ground rescue on Wednesday by a team of four that includes three Americans and a German mountaineer. A helicopter managed to fly over the location and rescuers saw that 'the experienced mountaineer is at least seriously injured', it said. 'No signs of life were detected.' Muhammad Ali, a local disaster management official, told AFP that weather conditions have been 'extremely harsh' in the region for the past week, with rain, strong winds and thick clouds. Dahlmeier, an experienced mountaineer, had been in the region since the end of June and had already ascended the Great Trango Tower. The International Biathlon Union said it was 'thinking of Dahlmeier and her family, hoping for good news to emerge soon'. She has won seven world championship gold medals, and at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang she became the first female biathlete to win the sprint and the pursuit at the same Games. Sign up to The Recap The best of our sports journalism from the past seven days and a heads-up on the weekend's action after newsletter promotion Dahlmeier retired from professional competition in 2019 at the age of 25. She went on to become a commentator on biathlon events for German broadcaster ZDF, and also took up mountaineering. She is a certified mountain and ski guide and an active member of the mountain rescue, according to her team.
The Guardian
19 hours ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Climbers to attempt rescue of Olympic champion Dahlmeier injured in accident
A team of climbers are due to launch a rescue mission for the German double biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier days after she was seriously injured by a rockfall on a mountain in northern Pakistan. The accident happened at around midday on Monday at an altitude of 5,700m on Laila Peak in the Karakoram range, according to a statement from Dahlmeier's team. The 31-year-old was 'hit by falling rocks,' and no one had yet been able to reach her due to the danger of further rockfalls and the site's 'remoteness'. Her climbing partner was able to sound the alarm after reaching safety. 'It was determined that a helicopter rescue is not possible,' said Areeb Ahmed Mukhtar, a senior local official in Ghanche district where the more than 6,000m (19,700ft) mountain is located. 'The conditions at the altitude where she was injured are extremely challenging, and a team of foreign climbers will launch a ground rescue mission today.' Shipton Trek & Tours Pakistan, which organised the expedition, confirmed the ground rescue on Wednesday by a team of four that includes three Americans and a German mountaineer. A helicopter managed to fly over the location and rescuers saw that 'the experienced mountaineer is at least seriously injured', it said. 'No signs of life were detected.' Muhammad Ali, a local disaster management official, told AFP that weather conditions have been 'extremely harsh' in the region for the past week, with rain, strong winds and thick clouds. Dahlmeier, an experienced mountaineer, had been in the region since the end of June and had already ascended the Great Trango Tower. The International Biathlon Union said it was 'thinking of Dahlmeier and her family, hoping for good news to emerge soon'. She has won seven world championship gold medals, and at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang she became the first female biathlete to win the sprint and the pursuit at the same Games. Sign up to The Recap The best of our sports journalism from the past seven days and a heads-up on the weekend's action after newsletter promotion Dahlmeier retired from professional competition in 2019 at the age of 25. She went on to become a commentator on biathlon events for German broadcaster ZDF, and also took up mountaineering. She is a certified mountain and ski guide and an active member of the mountain rescue, according to her team.
Arab News
20 hours ago
- Sport
- Arab News
Climbers attempt rescue of German biathlete injured on Pakistan mountain
KHAPLU, Pakistan: A team of foreign climbers were on Wednesday due to launch a rescue mission for German double biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier, days after she was seriously injured by a rockfall on a Pakistani mountain. The accident happened around midday on Monday at an altitude of 5,700 meters on Laila Peak in the Karakoram range, according to a statement from her team on her official social media sites. Her climbing partner was able to sound the alarm after reaching safety. 'It was determined that a helicopter rescue is not possible,' Areeb Ahmed Mukhtar, a senior local official in Ghanche district, where the more than 6,000 meter (19,700 feet) mountain is located, told AFP. 'The conditions at the altitude where she was injured are extremely challenging, and a team of foreign climbers will launch a ground rescue mission today,' he added. Shipton Trek & Tours Pakistan, which organized the expedition, confirmed the ground rescue by a team of four that includes three Americans and a German mountaineer. The 31-year-old was 'hit by falling rocks,' her team said on Tuesday, adding no one had yet been able to reach her due to the danger of further rockfalls and the site's 'remoteness.' A helicopter managed to fly over the location and rescuers saw that 'the experienced mountaineer is at least seriously injured,' it said. 'No signs of life were detected.' Muhammad Ali, a local disaster management official, told AFP that weather conditions have been 'extremely harsh' in the region for the past week, with rain, strong winds and thick clouds. Dahlmeier, an experienced mountaineer, had been in the region since the end of June and had already ascended the Great Trango Tower. The International Biathlon Union said in a statement it was 'thinking of Dahlmeier and her family, hoping for good news to emerge soon.' She has won seven world championship gold medals, and at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang she became the first female biathlete to win both the sprint and the pursuit at the same Games. Dahlmeier retired from professional competition in 2019 at the age of 25. She went on to become a commentator on biathlon events for German broadcaster ZDF, and also took up mountaineering. She is a certified mountain and ski guide and an active member of the mountain rescue, according to her team.
Al Jazeera
21 hours ago
- Sport
- Al Jazeera
Climbers attempt rescue of German Olympian injured on Pakistan mountain
A team of foreign climbers were on Wednesday due to launch a rescue mission for the two-time Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier, days after the German athlete was seriously injured by a rockfall on a Pakistani mountain. The accident happened about midday on Monday at an altitude of 5,700 metres (18,700ft) on Laila Peak in the Karakoram range, according to a statement from her team on her official social media sites. Her climbing partner was able to sound the alarm after reaching safety. 'It was determined that a helicopter rescue is not possible,' Areeb Ahmed Mukhtar, a senior local official in Ghanche district, where the more than 6,000-metre (19,700ft) mountain is located, told the AFP news agency. 'The conditions at the altitude where she was injured are extremely challenging, and a team of foreign climbers will launch a ground rescue mission today,' he added. Shipton Trek & Tours Pakistan, which organised the expedition, confirmed the ground rescue by a team of four that includes three Americans and a German mountaineer. The 31-year-old was 'hit by falling rocks', her team said on Tuesday, adding no one had yet been able to reach her due to the danger of further rockfalls and the site's 'remoteness'. A helicopter managed to fly over the location, and rescuers saw that 'the experienced mountaineer is at least seriously injured', it said. 'No signs of life were detected.' Muhammad Ali, a local disaster management official, told AFP that weather conditions have been 'extremely harsh' in the region for the past week, with rain, strong winds and thick clouds. Dahlmeier, an experienced mountaineer, had been in the region since the end of June and had already ascended the Great Trango Tower. The International Biathlon Union said in a statement it was 'thinking of Dahlmeier and her family, hoping for good news to emerge soon'. She has won seven world championship gold medals, and at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang she became the first female biathlete to win both the sprint and the pursuit at the same Games. Dahlmeier retired from professional competition in 2019 at the age of 25. She went on to become a commentator on biathlon events for German broadcaster ZDF, and also took up mountaineering. She is a certified mountain and ski guide and an active member of the mountain rescue, according to her team.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Rockfall crashes onto Devon beach, nearly hitting sunbathers
This is the terrifying moment a huge rockfall narrowly misses sunbathers at a beach as 'tons' of cliff stones come crashing down unto a beach. As the barrage of stones came raining down onto the ground, huge plumes of red dust billowed across the sea after the rockfall at Budleigh Salterton, Devon, on Saturday. The terrifying crash cut off some beachgoers who were there at the time, and a lifeboat was launched to rescue them. Eyewitness James Walters describes seeing 'thousands of tons' of rock come down. He said: 'Police, lifeboat and coastguards were there. I don't think anybody was injured, but they had to close the coast path.' A spokesperson from Sidmouth Lifeboat said: 'Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was tasked by Solent Coastguard after a significant cliff collapse at Budleigh Beach. The crew's primary objective was to search for anyone caught in the fall zone and to support Beer and Exmouth Coastguard teams already on scene.' This comes almost a year after dramatic cliff fall just a few miles at Jacob's Ladder beach, in Sidmouth, also threw up a billowing cloud of dust, forcing terrified beachgoers to run into the sea to escape the landslip in August last year. Families with young children had been sunbathing on the shoreline close by when the cliff collapsed, but thankfully no one was injured by the fall. Warning signs had already been put up at prior to the terrifying incident. Images of the collapse showed the moment people close to the impact were forced to scramble in a bid to get to safety. Two people were seen running into the sea to avoid the catastrophe.
