Fox News: 5 missing Russian climbers found dead on world’s 7th-highest peak, official says

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5 missing Russian climbers found dead on world's 7th-highest peak, official says

An expedition official said five Russian climbers reported missing on Sunday have been found dead days later after appearing to slip on Mount Dhaulagiri in Nepal.......                    ...                        ...Five missing Russian mountaineers have been located dead on Tuesday after appearing to have fallen while climbing Mount Dhaulagiri You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login the world's seventh-highest peak, according to an expedition organizer. ......Pemba Jangbu Sherpa, a senior official with the Kathmandu-based "I AM Trekking and Expeditions," You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login that the five men appeared to have "slipped on the slope" of the 26,788-foot mountain. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"They might have been tied to the same rope," he speculated to the outlet. "One of them could have slipped on the slope and all five fell together."......The You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login were reported missing on Sunday. ......Pemba, who works for the company that provided support to the team of missing climbers, told The Associated Press that a helicopter spotted the bodies on Tuesday at an altitude of around 24,934 feet.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Two of the climbers had reportedly reached the summit, while the remaining had returned without reaching the top. Radio contact was lost between the expedition company and the team members at the base camp.......Pemba told Reuters separately that a sixth member of the team was evacuated to hospital in Kathmandu. The climber was said to be exhausted and unable to walk. ......Officials have not yet made a decision on recovery efforts. ......The Associated Press contributed to this report. ......Follow Fox News Digital'sYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, and subscribe toYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login....

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