The Irish government will offer any support it can to help efforts to find a missing climber on Mount Everest, Tanaiste Simon Coveney has said. The Irish government will offer any support it can to help efforts to find a missing climber on Mount Everest, Tanaiste Simon Coveney has said. 'A nightmare that many of us can’t imagine' - Tanaiste offers support to find missing Trinity College professor on Mount EverestSeamus “Shay” Lawless, from Bray, Co Wicklow, fell as he descended the peak on Thursday having just achieved a lifetime ambition of reaching the summit. The Trinity College professor’s family have launched a fundraising campaign to help finance expensive search and recovery efforts. The search for Mr Lawless was classified classified as a recovery operation on Friday.

Source: Irish Independent May 19, 2019 15:33 UTC