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.
