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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Irish climber dies, Indian missing on Nepal's Annapurna

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An Irish climber has died and an Indian is missing after falling into a crevasse in two separate incidents on Mount Annapurna, the world's 10th highest mountain, an expedition organizer said Tuesday.

Irish climber Noel Richmond, 56, died Monday while returning from the 8,091-meter (26,540-foot) summit, Thaneswar Guragai of Kathmandu-based Seven Summit Treks said. The cause of death was not immediately known.

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