#DC-0113
Nirmal Purja
Missing person
last updated 1 August 2026 · 1 sources
Confirmed facts
8
Open questions
4
Missing climbers
10
Bodies recovered
3
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Timeline of what's confirmed8 entries
30 July 2026
AP, citing Karrar Haidri of the Alpine Club of Pakistan, reported that climbers lost contact with base camp after an avalanche struck Broad Peak while they were attempting to scale the mountain.
AP
31 July 2026
AP reported that rescuers searching for 10 missing climbers on Pakistan’s Broad Peak found four bodies and recovered three of them Friday.
AP
31 July 2026
AP, citing a Gilgit-Baltistan government statement, reported that the three recovered bodies were identified as Nepalese climber Pur Bahadur Gurung, Omani climber Nathira Ahmed and American climber Mallory Geis.
AP
31 July 2026
AP, citing the Gilgit-Baltistan government statement, reported that the three recovered bodies had been transported to a hospital.
AP
31 July 2026
AP reported that officials had not immediately identified the fourth body that had been spotted.
AP
31 July 2026
AP, citing a statement from Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Amjad Hussain, reported that bad weather continued to hamper the rescue effort Friday.
AP
31 July 2026
AP reported that authorities said the search for the missing climbers continued until Friday evening.
AP
1 August 2026
AP reported that authorities said the search would resume Saturday.
AP
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
Have any of the remaining missing climbers been located or accounted for since the latest AP report?unconfirmed after latest trusted report · unconfirmed
Has the fourth body spotted by search teams been identified or recovered?AP reported it was not immediately identified · unconfirmed
Did search operations resume on 1 August 2026 as authorities said they would?future plan in latest trusted report · unconfirmed
Which climbers are among the remaining missing, including whether any Chinese national is among them?AP reported China was trying to verify whether any of its nationals were among the missing · unconfirmed
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