The family of a two-time olympic champion who tragically died during a mountaineering expedition has revealed that her final wish was that "no one may risk their life to recover her."
On July 28, 2023, at about 5,700 meters on Laila Peak in Pakistan's Karakoram, former Olympic biathlete Laura Dahlmeier was hit by falling rocks during a mountaineering expedition. Her climbing partner Marina Krauss immediately activated rescue procedures, but the remote, unstable conditions prevented a safe recovery of her body. A rescue helicopter reached the site only on the morning of July 29 after persistent rockfalls, poor visibility, and adverse weather forced the operation to halt after dark.
