KHAPLU, Pakistan: A team of foreign climbers were on Wednesday due to launch a rescue mission for German double biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier, days after she was seriously injured by a rockfall on a Pakistani mountain. The accident happened around midday on Monday at an altitude of 5,700 meters on Laila Peak in the Karakoram range, according to a statement from her team on her official social media sites. Her climbing partner was able to sound the alarm after reaching safety.

Die ehemalige deutsche Biathletin Laura Dahlmeier ist beim Bergsteigen am Laila Peak im pakistanischen Karakorum-Gebirge schwer verunglückt. Die 31-Jährige sei «mindestens schwer…

Bei einem Bergunfall verunglückt die einstige Weltklasse-Biathletin Laura Dahlmeier. Laut ihrem Management sei die 31-Jährige „mindestens schwerst verletzt“. Derzeit können keine…