What we know
What we know: Search teams recover famed climber Purja's body and 3 others from Pakistan peak
Compiled Aug 5
What we know
- Search teams recovered the bodies of Nirmal Purja and three other climbers from Broad Peak on Wednesday
- This brings the total number of bodies recovered from Broad Peak to seven
- An avalanche swept away a 10-member international expedition last Thursday in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
- The four bodies recovered Wednesday were Nirmal Purja, Zhong Wang, Nima Sherpa and Kilu Sherpa
- Three other bodies were brought down by search teams on Aug. 1
- A candlelight vigil for the climbers was held in Kathmandu on Tuesday evening
What we don’t know yet
- When the bodies will be transported to a military hospital in Skardu depends on weather conditions
Open questions
- What happened to the remaining three climbers whose bodies have not yet been recovered?
- When exactly will the recovered bodies be transported to Skardu?
- What caused the avalanche on Broad Peak?
- Will the families of the climbers request further recovery efforts?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.