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Pakistani rescuers find 4 bodies of the 10 climbers missing on Broad Peak after an avalanche

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Friday, July 31, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Pakistani rescuers find 4 bodies of the 10 climbers missing on Broad Peak after an avalanche — WPLG Local 10, Wellington Business news
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Rescuers searching for 10 climbers missing after an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak located four bodies Friday and were continuing to search for the other six despite adverse weather that hampered helicopter flights, officials said.Efforts were underway to retrieve the bodies of the four climbers despite the harsh weather, according to senior government officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. They did not immediately identify which bodies were found.Bad weather continued to hamper the rescue effort Friday, according to a statement from the Gilgit-Baltistan region's Chief Minister Amjad Hussain.The climbers lost contact with their base camp after an avalanche struck Broad Peak while they were attempting to scale the mountain, said Karrar Haidri, vice president of the Alpine Club of Pakistan. “The team has been out of communication since Thursday,” said Haidri, adding that army helicopters were part of

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