While research had been launched after the landslide which won Laura Dahlmeier this Monday on the slopes of Pic Laila, Pakistan, the entourage of the former German biathlete confirmed this death this Wednesday.
Hope gives way to tears. This Monday, Laura Dahlmeier was the victim of a mountaineering accident when she attacked the Laila peak. The former biathlete had been taken in a landslide which his partner had escaped in this attempt. The latter had then been able to give the alert but a helicopter could not reach the area before Tuesday. An overview during which Laura Dahlmeier had not given signs of life.
While an international rescue team was mobilized to try to find the one who had converted into mountain aid and was a experienced mountaineer, his relatives gave news this Wednesday. In a statement sent to the news agency DpaThey confirmed the disappearance of the former Olympic champion of the sprint and the prosecution in Pyeongchang in 2018. Four mountaineers and two carriers sent to the area in the face of the inability to take off helicopters due to bad weather conditions.
Dahlmeier was aware of the risks
A team that has not been able to intervene to save Laura Dahlmeier. The accident intervened on a mountain in Pakistan whose difficulty is recognized due to the high risk of avalanche and the sometimes extreme weather conditions. The former German biathlete attacked the Laila peak was perfectly aware of the risks associated with this expedition.
Indeed, after his highest level career which saw him become the first to win five gold medals during a single edition of the world championships, in Hochfilzen in 2017, Laura Dahlmeier had become a high mountain guide with a state diploma and was one of the mountain rescue services after having ended his sports career in 2019.
An activity which allowed him to evoke “humility in the mountains” while preventing risks linked to the practice of mountaineering. “Whoever goes up high should know that he may not come back,” she said in front of the press. Words that take on a completely different meaning after his death.
