Sherpa missing for a week on Everest found alive
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- Sherpa guide Dawa Sherpa was found crawling near Everest base camp a week after going missing, and was rescued by a cleaning crew from the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee.
- He was airlifted to Kathmandu where his family, who had begun funeral rituals believing he was dead, was reunited with him.
- Dawa had last been seen descending the mountain on May 29 but did not reach base camp despite his client making it down safely.
- A delay in organizing a search and unsuccessful helicopter attempts preceded his discovery, with no reasons provided for the delay.
- The 2024 Everest climbing season was the busiest ever, with over 1,000 climbers, and faced a late start due to clearing a large ice block near base camp.