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Authorities Abandon Recovery Of German Olympian Killed In Pakistan

Germany's Laura Dahlmeier poses during the medal ceremony for the women's 7,5 km sprint event at the IBU Biathlon World Championships in Ostersund, Sweden, on March 8, 2019. Dahlmeier was confirmed dead on Wednesday after she was seriously injured by a rockfall on a Pakistani mountain. (Credit: AFP)

Authorities have abandoned efforts to recover the body of German Olympic biathlete Laura Dahlmeier, who died in a mountaineering accident in Pakistan this week.

Dahlmeier was confirmed dead on Wednesday, having been hit by falling rocks while climbing at an altitude of 5,700 metres (18,700 feet) on Laila Peak in the Karakoram range.

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