Three climbers die on Everest

Three climbers returning from the summit of Mount Everest have died and two others are missing, a Nepalese official said today.

Mon, 21 May, 2012 - 08:50

Three climbers returning from the summit of Mount Everest have died and two others are missing, a Nepalese official said today.

Gyanendra Shrestha, of the Mountaineering Department, said a German, a Nepal-born Canadian and a Korean died on Saturday while descending from the 29,035ft (8,850m) summit.

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