An American and a Swiss climbers died on Mt Everest

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KATHMANDU, 13 May 2021, (TON): An American and a Swiss climbers died on Mt Everest while descending from the mountain, probably due to exhaustion. This is the first casualty of the season on the world’s tallest peak.

Chhang Dawa Sherpa, expedition manager shared their death on Thursday morning that American Puwei Liu died near Camp IV at 7,900 metre and Swiss Abdul Waraich died near the South Summit at an elevation of 8,748 metre. Both suffered from exhaustion.

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