Search for climber Asma Mushtaq’s body on Spantik Peak unsuccessful
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- A recovery team was unable to locate the body of climber Asma Mushtaq on Spantik Peak.
- She died on Aug 20 from altitude sickness after successfully summiting the mountain.
- Heavy snowfall and high winds are complicating the search efforts at over 6,000 metres.
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Pakistani climber and travel vlogger Asma Mushtaq, 34, passed away on August 20 from high-altitude sickness while descending after successfully summiting the 7,027-metre Spantik Peak. A six-member ground rescue team was dispatched to retrieve her body from Camp 3. However, after hours of searching on Wednesday, the team was unable to locate her, as heavy snowfall is believed to have buried the body, making the operation extremely difficult.
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A six-member recovery team has been unable to locate the body of deceased Pakistani climber Asma Mushtaq on Spantik Peak, despite reaching the suspected location at Camp 3. The search was hampered by heavy snowfall which is believed to have buried the body.
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Team unable to locate Pakistani climber Asma Mushtaq's body on Spantik after hours-long efforts
A recovery team has descended back to Camp 2 from the spot on Gilgit-Baltistan’s Spantik Peak where the body of deceased Pakistani climber Asma Mushtaq was suspected to be buried under the snow, an official said. The 34-year-old climber died on Aug 2
کوہِ پیما اسما مشتاق کی لاش تا حال نہ مل سکی، امدادی ٹیمیں ڈھونڈنے میں مصروف
پاکستانی نوجوان ٹریول وی لاگر اور کوہ پیما اسما مشتاق اسپانٹک کی مہم جوئی کے دوران انتقال کرگئیں، امدادی ٹیمیں ان کی لاش تلاش کرنے میں مصروف ہیں۔
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