German biathlete Laura Dahlmeier killed in mountaineering accident in Pakistan

Laura Dahlmeier (Matthias Schrader)

German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain peak in northern Pakistan after a climbing accident, a government spokesman said, and efforts are under way to retrieve her body.

Rescuers confirmed Dahlmeier’s death on Laila Peak, said Faizullah Faraq, a spokesman for the regional Gilgit-Baltistan government.