July 31, 2026 / 6:28 AM EDT
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Islamabad — Rescuers searching for 10 climbers missing after an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak located four bodies Friday and were continuing to search for the others despite adverse weather that hampered helicopter flights, officials said. Acclaimed British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja was among the missing.Bad weather continued to hamper the search-and-rescue effort Friday, according to a statement from the Gilgit-Baltistan region's Chief Minister Amjad Hussain.But the Gilgit-Baltistan region's police spokesperson said in a statement on Facebook that, "Preliminary reports indicate that four bodies have so far been recovered," according to French news agency AFP.
Renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja speaking at a news conference in May 2019.
