Pakistan searches for missing German Olympic biathlon champion Dahlmeier after rockfall


FILE PHOTO: Medals Ceremony - Biathlon - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Women's 10 km Pursuit - Medals Plaza - Pyeongchang, South Korea - February 13, 2018 - Gold medallist Laura Dahlmeier of Germany on the podium. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -Rescue teams on Wednesday continued to search for missing German biathlete and double Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier, who was seriously injured in Pakistan after being struck by a rockfall while climbing, a provincial government spokesperson said.

The accident occurred on Monday when Dahlmeier was hit by a landslide in Hushe Valley in the northern mountain range in Gilgit-Baltistan province, while attempting to summit the 6,094-metre Laila Peak.

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