Chinese mountaineer dies on Pakistan's K2

FILE PHOTO: This picture taken on July 14, 2023, shows Pakistani porters hiking on the Baltoro Glacier along the trail between Askole and K2, the world’s second tallest mountain in the Karakoram range of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. - AFP

KHAPLU, Pakistan: A Chinese mountaineer died while descending the world's second-highest peak, with Pakistani rescuers waiting on Thursday (Aug 14) for weather conditions to improve to recover her body.

Guan Jing was descending from the summit of K2 on Tuesday night when she was hit by falling rocks, Deputy Commissioner for Shigar district Arif Ahmad told AFP.