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German Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier dies after mountaineering accident in Pakistan

Laura Dahlmeier, who won three Olympic medals at the 2018 Games, has died at the age of 31.
Laura Dahlmeier, who won three Olympic medals at the 2018 Games, has died at the age of 31. Photograph: Philipp Guelland/EPA

The German double Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died after a mountaineering accident in Pakistan, her management confirmed on Wednesday.

The accident occurred at around noon on Monday, at an altitude of approximately 5,700 metres at Laila Peak, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said. Dahlmeier was climbing with her mountaineering partner when she was struck by a sudden rockfall in the Hushe Valley, part of the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region.

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