Chinese Mountaineer Dies on Pakistan’s K2

Chinese mountain climber Guang Jing died while descending K2 in Pakistan.

A Chinese mountaineer died while descending the world’s second-highest peak, with Pakistani rescuers waiting on Thursday for weather conditions to improve to recover her body.

Guang Jing was descending from the summit of K2 on Tuesday night when she was hit by falling rocks, Deputy Commissioner for Shigar district Arif Ahmad told AFP.

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