American climber's remains found after reported avalanche in Pakistan, officials say
Two other missing climbers' remains were also found.
LONDON -- Officials said Friday that they found the remains of American mountain climber Sarah Mallory Geis, who was caught in a reported avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan's Karakoram mountain range.
Geis was part of a team of 10 climbers who went missing midday Thursday.
A Pakistani rescue team said in addition to Geis' remains, it also recovered the remains of two other climbers, Nadhira Ahmed Abdullah Al Harthy of Oman and Pur Bahadur Gurung of Nepal.
The other missing members of the climbers are Nepalese mountaineers led by climber Nims Dai, Pakistani climber Sohail Sakhi of Hunza, a Chinese climber and one other foreign climber, according to the Alpine Club of Pakistan. Renowned climber Nirmal Purja is also thought to be among the missing.
Purja was featured in the 2021 Netflix documentary "14 Peaks, Nothing Is Impossible," where he chronicled his quest to summit all 14 of the world's tallest peaks in just seven months.
Broad Peak, where the climbers were traversing when the avalanche struck, is a 26,401-foot mountain in the Karakoram range in central Asia.
The Alpine Club of Pakistan said the entire team has been out of communication since the reported avalanche but confirmed that it is working with government authorities and relevant agencies to support an immediate search-and-rescue operation.
Rescue crews found the three dead bodies using drones, according to officials and their remains were removed from the site by helicopters. The search was suspended until Saturday.
Geis had been posting photos of the climb on her Instagram account.