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Laura Dahlmeier, a double Olympic gold medalist, suffered serious injuries after her fall when she was at a strong altitude in the farm in Karakorum in northern Pakistan, in several reports.
Dahlmeier was presumed to be missing. The German media store ZDF reported that the overview data of the Tuesday helicopter concluded that the 31 -year -old was at the very least “seriously injured”.
The research and rescue teams have not yet contacted the German biathlete on Tuesday morning.
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January 15, 2020, Bavaria, Ruhpolding: Biathlon: World Cup, Sprint 7.5 km, Women in the Chiemgau arena. Laura Dahlmeier, former biathlete, in a television interview. (Matthias Balk / DPA / Picture Alliance via Getty Images)
A spokesperson for the Pakistani government said that she “had been taken by residents of the landslide site,” said Reuters. The representatives of Dahlmeier confirmed that it was at an altitude estimated at 18,700 feet at the time of the mountaineering accident.
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“Laura Dahlmeier climbed with her mountaineering partner on July 28 when she was falling. The accident took place around noon at an altitude of approximately 5,700 meters [18,700 feet]”Dahlmeier’s management told ZDF in a statement.
“His partner immediately called the emergency services and a rescue operation started immediately. Due to the distance from the region, a helicopter could not reach the accident site on the morning of July 29.”
Laura Dahlmeier, from Germany, in action, participates in the World Team Challenge biathlon in Veltins Arena on December 28, 2019 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Images TF / Getty)
Dahlmeier moved away from the professional competition in 2019. She cited the decrease in her global passion to play sports in her retirement ad.
“After an incredibly difficult season with a lot of ups and downs, I no longer feel the 100% passion that is necessary for professional sports. This is why after a long thought, I decided to end my active career in Biathlon,” said Dahlmeier in 2019.
Laura Dahlmeier of Germany turns before individual biathlon of 15 km female at the Alpensia Biathlon Center on February 15, 2018 in Pyeongchang-Gun, in South Korea. (Adam Pretty / Getty Images)
She won gold medals at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, where she marked history as a first biathlete woman to win a double sprint and prosecution in the same matches.
Dahlmeier is also an Olympic bronze medalist. She finished in third place in the individual event of 15 km during the 2018 Games.
