Rescuers race to reach injured German Olympic champion stranded on mountain

Rescuers race to reach injured German Olympic champion stranded on mountain
Laura Dahlmeier won two gold medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics (AP)

Rescuers have resumed efforts to reach injured German Olympic gold medallist Laura Dahlmeier on a peak in northern Pakistan, officials said.

Workers and volunteers are racing against time to reach Ms Dahlmeier despite bad weather on the Laila Peak, where she has been stranded since Monday following a mountaineering accident, according to Faizullah Faraq, a spokesman for the regional Gilgit-Baltistan government.

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