Pakistani military helicopters returned to the mountain after an avalanche left an international climbing team scattered at high altitude. Three bodies were recovered and a fourth was located as rescuers searched for at least six people still missing.
Pakistani authorities resumed an aerial and ground search on Broad Peak on Saturday. At least six climbers remained missing from a 10-person international team caught in an avalanche. Rescuers had recovered three bodies and located a fourth body.
The team included climbers of several nationalities. Contact with the group was lost on Thursday. Military helicopters were involved, but high altitude and weather constrained access.
Broad Peak is an 8,000-meter mountain in Pakistan’s Karakoram range. Avalanche debris, thin air and rapidly changing weather narrow the rescue window. Body-location reports can precede recovery when aircraft or ground teams cannot safely reach a site.
At the publication cutoff, the checked record establishes the following limit: Authorities had not confirmed the condition or exact location of every missing climber, and weather could interrupt the search again. The next public records expected to update this account are identification of the recovered climbers and whether helicopters and ground teams reach the remaining search areas.
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