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Olympic heroine dies young: Laura Dahlmeier passes away in Pakistan - what happened to her?
Olympic Star Laura Dahlmeier Dies During Tragic Mountain Accident in Pakistan
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Laura Dahlmeier, an Olympic and world champion in biathlon, has died at the age of 31 after a tragic mountaineering accident in Pakistan, as per a report. Her management company confirmed the news on Wednesday, as reported by was on a climbing expedition in the Karakoram mountains, one of the most remote and rugged ranges in the world, when she suffered severe injuries in an accident, as per the report. On July 28, around midday, she was caught in a sudden rockfall at an altitude of approximately 5,700 metres, and despite being an experienced and certified mountaineer, she sustained fatal injuries, according to the climbing partner, who was with her at the time, immediately called for help, as per the report. Rescue teams, both local and international, were dispatched, but the remote terrain and falling rocks made the mission extremely difficult, as per the report. A rescue helicopter was only able to reach the area the following morning, on July 29, but rescue workers then struggled to reach the former athlete due to the risk of falling rocks, as per the rescue workers then confirmed that Dahlmeier had passed on Wednesday, 30 July, as per the READ: Trump could pardon Diddy, Bad Boy boss may get full reprieve before sentencing She was a two-time Winter Olympic champion and seven-time world champion in biathlon, as reported by After being awarded two gold medals at PyeongChang 2018, she became the first female biathlete in history to win sprint and pursuit events at the same Olympic Games, according to the 2019, when she was 25 years old, Dahlmeier announced that she was retiring from competitive biathlon, since then, she had switched focus to mountaineering, a lifelong passion, as per the weeks before her tragic accident and death, she managed to climb the Great Trango Tower (6,287 m), and she was planning to climb Laila Peak next, as reported by READ: iOS 18.6 is live — change these 10 hidden settings now to supercharge your iPhone She died in a tragic mountaineering accident in Pakistan's Karakoram mountains after being caught in a rockfall, as per the was climbing near 5,700 metres in the Karakoram range.
