Google executive killed on Everest after Nepal quake


Google executive Dan Fredinburg (above) was killed in the avalanche that buried parts of the base camp where hundreds of mountaineers were gathered for the start of the climbing season. -- PHOTO: INSTAGRAM.

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP): A Google executive and self-described adventurer was among 10 people killed at a Mount Everest base camp in an avalanche triggered by a major Nepal earthquake Saturday, the company and his family said.

Dan Fredinburg was killed in the avalanche that buried parts of the base camp where hundreds of mountaineers were gathered for the start of the climbing season.

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