Five Russian climbers died in Nepal
Sad news has come from Nepal about the tragic death of five Russian tourists in the mountains.
Five previously missing Russian climbers have been found dead on Mount Dhaulagiri.
A group of climbers went missing on October 6 while attempting to conquer a mountain in Nepal, The Himalayan reports.
Heli Everest director Mingma Sherpa confirmed that a search helicopter had found their bodies at an altitude of 7,100 metres.
According to rescuers, the climbers could have fallen from a height of 7,600 meters.
Contact with the five Russians was lost after they left the high-altitude camp at 6:00 a.m. to storm the mountain peak.
The group of climbers last contacted the base camp at around 11:00 am.
One team member, rescued from Camp 1, abandoned further ascent and returned to Kathmandu.
