Sherpas searching for two Indian climbers missing since May 21 located the body of Paresh Nath, 58, above the South Col (7,900 metres), hiking officials said on Friday. On Friday, a rescue helicopter brought the body of Australian climber Maria Strydom from Everest to the Nepali capital of Kathmandu. “They are bringing the body down while the search for another Indian climber is continuing,” said Wangchu Sherpa of the Trekking Team Nepal company that organised their expedition. The body of an Indian climber was found on the upper slopes of Mount Everest, raising the death toll on the world’s tallest mountain since it was re-opened to expeditions this spring to four. The Dutch mountaineer said he had personally selected climbers, and Strydom and Gropel had three experienced sherpas between them.

Source: Hindustan Times May 27, 2016 04:04 UTC