Australian woman and Dutch man die on EverestMONASH UNIVERSITY Maria Strydom died as she was descending Mt Everest. An Australian woman and a Dutch mountaineer have died of altitude sickness on Mount Everest, the first fatalities since expeditions resumed this year. She succumbed to altitude sickness and reportedly suffered a stroke and snow blindness while making her descent on Saturday. The last Twitter post, made Friday, said: "Mountain climber Eric Arnold reaches the summit of Mount Everest at the fifth attempt.'' "It seems that people have this warped idea of vegans being malnourished and weak," Strydom said in March.

Source: Stuff May 21, 2016 15:01 UTC