Celebrated climber Nirmal Purja and nine other mountaineers have been confirmed dead after an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, his expedition company said on Saturday.
The confirmation came a day after rescuers located four bodies while searching for the 10-member expedition.
How did Purja and the other mountaineers die?
"It is with profound sadness and immense heartbreak that we confirm that Nirmal Purja tragically lost his life following the avalanche on Broad Peak," Purja's company Elite Expeditions said in a social media post.
"We have also received confirmation that other members of the expedition sadly did not survive."
