The search for the Wicklow man missing on Mount Everest won't resume until late next week. Trinity college professor Seamus Lawless hasn't been seen since he reached the summit on Thursday. Mingma Sherpa is the chairman of Seven Summit Treks in Nepal, which is leading the recovery operation. Mr Lawless had successfully scaled Everest along with the other Irish climbers and international mountaineers and sherpas. Mr Lawless slipped and fell from an area known as the Balcony while descending from the summit, a spokesperson for Seven Summit Treks, the guiding company, confirmed.

Source: Irish Examiner May 19, 2019 08:48 UTC