Olympic star ‘seriously’ hurt in climbing accident

Laura Dahlmeier, a double German Olympia biathlon champion, was seriously hurt in a serious mountaineering accident in Pakistan.

The 31-year-old was caught in a rockfall in the Karakorum mountains on Monday.

A rescue helicopter couldn’t get to her until Tuesday morning due to bad weather and the area’s remoteness.

A spokesperson for the provincial government, Faizullah Faraq, claimed the Pakistan army’s cooperation is still being used to carry out the rescue operation.

Dahlmeier’s management said in a statement to the German broadcaster ZDF that she was a victim of the rockfall on July 28 while climbing with her mountaineering partner. At a height of roughly 5,700 meters, the accident occurred at noon local time.

“Her partner called emergency services right away, and the rescue operation immediately began.”

A helicopter was unable to travel to the site of the accident on July 29 in the morning due to the area’s remoteness.

In Pyeongchang in 2018, Dahlmeier won two gold medals and one bronze medal, representing Germany, in addition to winning two gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics.