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Rescuers race to reach injured German Olympian stranded on a northern Pakistan mountain

Rescuers race to reach injured German Olympian stranded on a northern Pakistan mountain

Toronto Star3 days ago
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers comprising local mountaineers and porters resumed efforts on Wednesday to reach injured German Olympic gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier on a peak in northern Pakistan, officials said.
Faizullah Faraq, a spokesman for the regional Gilgit-Baltistan government, said rescuers were racing against time to reach Dahlmeier despite bad weather on the Laila Peak, where she has been stranded since Monday following a mountaineering accident.
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