Five Foreign Mountaineers' Bodies, Wrapped in National Flags, Airlifted to Islamabad for Repatriation After Broad Peak Avalanche.
The bodies of five foreign mountaineers recovered from Broad Peak after last week’s avalanche were flown from Skardu to Islamabad, where they will be handed over to their embassies before repatriation.
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Five Foreign Mountaineers' Bodies, Wrapped in National Flags, Airlifted to Islamabad for Repatriation After Broad Peak Avalanche.
After an avalanche struck Broad Peak on July 31, ten foreign mountaineers went missing. A joint search by Pakistan Army Aviation and ground rescue teams found the bodies of five of them on Thursday. The remains were wrapped in the national flags of their home countries and airlifted from Skardu to Islamabad. They will be handed over to the respective embassies and then returned to their families abroad.