Family of climber believe he has died on K2
The family of Limerick climber, Gerard McDonnell have confirmed that they now believe he died while descending K2, the world's second highest mountain.
Mr McDonnell, from Kilcornan in Co Limerick, became the first Irish person to scale the mountain, on the border between China and Pakistan, when he reached the summit on Friday.
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