The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Veteran mountaineer Purja’s body found three days after avalanche on Broad Peak in PoK
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The body of renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja has been recovered on Broad Peak in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir following a fatal avalanche. Rescue operations are ongoing to locate the remaining five climbers from the ten-member expedition team.
The body of veteran Nepalese-British mountaineer Nirmal Purja was found on Sunday (August 2, 2026), three days after he and nine fellow climbers were swept away in an avalanche on Broad Peak, located in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s Gilgit-Baltistan.
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