Pakistan army joins search for missing K2 climbers
- Army helicopters were searching for Ali Sadpara of Pakistan and his two companions, John Snorri of Iceland and Juan Pablo Mohr of Chile
- The three lost contact with their support team during an ascent of the 8,611-metre high K2, the world’s second-tallest mountain
An aerial search was under way Sunday to find three experienced climbers who lost contact with base camp during their ascent of the world’s second-highest mountain in northern Pakistan, officials said.
Karrar Haideri, a top official with the Alpine Club of Pakistan, said army helicopters resumed the search that began a day earlier for Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara and his two companions, John Snorri of Iceland and Juan Pablo Mohr of Chile.
The three lost contact with base camp late Friday and were reported missing Saturday after their support team stopped receiving reports from them during their ascent of the 8,611-metre high K2 mountain.
“The base camp received no signals from Sadpara and his foreign companions after 8,000 metres,” Haideri said. “A search is on and let’s pray for their safe return home.”
On Saturday, choppers flew to a height of 7,000 metres to try to locate the missing mountaineers with no success.