Body of US extreme skier recovered from Nepal mountain

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Published September 28, 2022 3:16 AM

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The body of a famed U.S. extreme skier who fell from the world’s eighth-highest mountain has been recovered. Hilaree Nelson was skiing down from the summit of Mount Manaslu with her partner on Monday when she fell. Rescuers searching by helicopter located Nelson’s body on Wednesday. Her body was flown to a hospital in Kathmandu where doctors planned to perform an autopsy. Hundreds of climbers and their local guides are attempting to reach the summit during Nepal’s autumn climbing season. Nelson and climbing partner Jim Morrison reached the summit of Mount Lhotse, the world’s fourth-highest mountain, in 2018.

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