The mission to rescue the body of Laura Dahlmeier following her tragic passing has been called off to honour her wishes.

The climbing partner of double Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier, who tragically died this week following a mountaineering accident, has spoken of the heartbreaking decision to leave her behind.

German Olympic biathlete Laura Dahlmeier was struck by falling rocks while scaling Laila Peak in Pakistan on Wednesday.

Rescuers had hoped to find double Olympic gold medallist on 6,096m (20,000-foot) Laila Peak in the Karakoram Mountains.

Laura Dahlmeier, who had won two Olympic biathlon golds, had climbed to around 18,700ft on the daunting Laila Peak in ...

KHAPLU: Laura Dahlmeier, Germany’s two-time Olympic biathlon gold medallist, tragically passed away at the age of 31 after being struck by falling rocks on a mountain in Pakistan.

The body of a double Olympic biathlon champion killed in a climbing accident appears likely to be left on the Pakistani ...

Her mountaineering partner alerted rescue services and an international recovery team was dispatched to the area. A ...

Dahlmeier, an Olympic gold medallist, was ascending Laila Peak in the Karakoram mountain range when she was struck by falling ...

The consequences of global warming can no longer be overlooked. Olympian Laura Dahlmeier's fatal mountain accident in ...

Laura Dahlmeier, a trailblazer in biathlon and one of Germany's most decorated winter athletes, has died at 31 after a ...

LAURA DAHLMEIER’S body could be left on the Pakistani mountain on which she died, according to reports. The German two-time ...