Laura Dahlmeier did not survive after being hit by falling rocks while climbing in the Karakoram. She was one of the best female biathletes of all time.

A government spokesman in Pakistan says German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain peak in northern Pakistan after a climbing accident and that efforts are underway to retrieve he

German Olympic gold medalist and world champion biathlete Laura Dahlmeier has died following a tragic climbing accident in the Karakoram mountain range of northern Pakistan, her management team and local officials confirmed. Dahlmeier, 31, was ascending Laila Peak on Monday when she was struck by falling rocks.