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

The climbing partner of Laura Dalmeier has opened up on having to make a heartbreaking decision after the Olympic hero was caught in a rockfall before dying in Pakistan. The 31-year-old German was on an expedition in the Karakoram mountains on Monday when tragedy struck.

Double Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier has died in a climbing accident aged 31, her management and the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) confirmed to CNN Sports.