Search for missing Irishman on Everest to start tomorrow

The search for Mr Lawless, from Bray, Co Wicklow has now turned into a recovery operation in an area known as the death zone where oxygen levels are very low.

A team of professional and experienced climbers are to begin a search for missing Irish father-of-one Séamus Lawless tomorrow who disappeared just hours after summiting the world’s highest mountain.

The assistant professor in artificial intelligence at Trinity College’s School of Computer Science and Statistics, had successfully reached the summit of 8,848m, last Thursday along with several others in his group of eight, led by well known and respected Co Down adventurer Noel Hanna.