Mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche, his company says
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Renowned mountaineer and former British Army soldier Nirmal Purja is among those killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan, his company has said.
Sharing the news on social media, Elite Expeditions said it confirmed with "profound sadness and immense heartbreak" that Purja had died in Thursday's avalanche.
It also said that none of other nine members of the expedition had survived.
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Renowned mountaineer and former British Army soldier Nirmal Purja is among those killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan, his company has said.
It also said that none of other nine members of the expedition had survived.
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Sharing the news on social media, Elite Expeditions said it confirmed with "profound sadness and immense heartbreak" that Purja had died in Thursday's avalanche.