ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistan army helicopter flew to rescue frost-bitten survivors from the slopes of K2 on Monday, leaving behind at least 10 dead climbers and more missing after an ice fall near the top of the world's second highest mountain.
"We sent a helicopter to rescue six people, including four Dutch and two Italians," said Major Farooq Firoz, an army spokesman in Gilgit, the main town in Northern Pakistan.
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