The body of a well-known American extreme skier who vanished this week after plunging from the eighth-highest peak in the world was found on Wednesday and brought to the capital of Nepal.
On Monday, Hilaree Nelson, 49, fell while skiing with her companion, Jim Morrison, from the 8,163-meter summit of Mount Manaslu.
Hilaree Nelson dies: Cause of death revealed
Nelson crashed into the ground on September 26, 2022, while she and Jim Morrison descended Mount Manaslu in Nepal via skis.
Initial rescue operations were impeded by severe weather, but on September 28, rescuers discovered her body on Mount Manaslu’s south face and transported it back to base camp.
Her remains were transported by helicopter to a Kathmandu hospital where pathologists were to conduct an autopsy.
After failing to find Nelson on Tuesday and Monday due to poor search conditions, rescuers using a helicopter found her remains on Wednesday.
A Nepalese man was killed and three climbers were injured in an avalanche that occurred on the same mountain on Monday at a lower elevation.
During the autumn climbing season in Nepal, hundreds of climbers and their local guides made an attempt to reach the top.
