German Olympic gold medalist and world champion biathlete Laura Dahlmeier has died following a tragic climbing accident in the Karakoram mountain range of northern Pakistan, her management team and local officials confirmed. Dahlmeier, 31, was ascending Laila Peak on Monday when she was struck by falling rocks.

German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain in northern Pakistan after a climbing accident at a remote site that rescuers struggled to reach because of bad weather, a local government spokesman said on Wednesday.

Laura Dahlmeier, a German Olympic biathlon champion, tragically passed away in Pakistan. She was struck by a rockfall on Laila Peak. Her climbing partner sought help, but rescue efforts were unsuccessful.