Ms. Dahlmeier, 31, an experienced mountaineer, was climbing in Pakistan when she was hit by falling rocks, officials said.

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.

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