Rescuers recover climber Nirmal Purja’s body after avalanche disaster

Rescuers have recovered the body of renowned climber Nirmal Purja, who was killed along with nine team members in a powerful avalanche in northern Pakistan this week, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said on Aug 2.



The avalanche struck on July 30, cutting off contact with the 10-member international expedition led by Purja, a 43-year-old British-Nepali climber, on Broad Peak.



“The ground rescue team has reached Nims Dai (Purja) at approximately 5,700m on Broad Peak – a mountain he loved, and a mountain that has now taken him from us,” the club posted on social media.



The club’s general secretary Ayaz Shigri said a ground rescue team was transporting four bodies – including those of Purja, two other Nepali nationals and a Chinese citizen – down from the mountain.