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Nepalese Sherpa Rescued Alive After 6 Days Lost on Everest

Nepalese Sherpa Rescued Alive After 6 Days Lost on Everest

Thairath•International•22d ago

Reader Briefing

A Nepalese Sherpa has been miraculously found alive after vanishing for six days on Mount Everest, defying expectations of his death.

  • •Dawa Sherpa, a 50-year-old Nepalese guide, was found alive near Everest Base Camp after being missing for six days.
  • •Sherpa had been on an expedition to summit Everest, successfully reaching the peak on May 29, but went missing on the descent.
  • •He was found in a weakened state but conscious and airlifted to a hospital in Kathmandu, where he is reported to be in stable condition.

Overview

  • •Dawa Sherpa was last seen on May 30, having gone missing on the descent from Everest.
  • •A prayer ceremony for the deceased had begun for Dawa Sherpa's family on the day before his discovery.
  • •Dawa Sherpa was found alive near Base Camp on the morning of June 4, while crawling downhill.
  • •Dawa Sherpa was rescued by helicopter and sent to a hospital in Kathmandu for treatment.
  • •Dawa Sherpa was on an expedition that successfully summited Everest on May 29, reaching 8,849 meters.
  • •The rescue efforts were hampered by severe weather conditions and the remoteness of Everest's upper reaches.
  • •This climbing season has seen over 1,000 climbers reach the summit of Everest, marking the busiest season on record.
  • •At least 5 deaths have been confirmed this Everest climbing season, including two Indian climbers and three Nepalese Sherpa team members.

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Key Quotes

Dawa Sherpa's Wife
"We are so happy. At first, we lost all hope and yesterday we had just begun the prayer ceremony for the deceased, asking him to stay."
พวกเราดีใจและมีความสุขมาก ตอนแรกเราถอดใจหมดหวังไปแล้ว และเมื่อวานนี้เราเพิ่งจะเริ่มทำพิธีสวดส่งวิญญาณให้ผู้เสียชีวิต ให้เขาอยู่เลย
Chris Toulle
"Hillary, brother, are you okay?"
ฮิลลารี พี่ชาย คุณโอเคไหม?
Dawa Sherpa
"Okay, okay, Chris. You go ahead. Go!"
โอเคๆ คริส คุณไปก่อนเลย ไปเลย!

Key Entities

Person

Nepalese Sherpa(เชอร์ปาเนปาล)
A Nepalese guide who was found alive after being missing for six days on Mount Everest.
Dawa Sherpa(ดาวา เชอร์ปา)
The 50-year-old Nepalese guide who was found alive after being lost on Mount Everest for six days.
Hillary(ฮิลลารี)ℹ️
The nickname given to Dawa Sherpa, referring to the famous mountaineer Edmund Hillary.
Edmund Hillary(เอ็ดมันด์ ฮิลลารี)ℹ️
A world-renowned mountaineer after whom Dawa Sherpa was nicknamed.
Damu Sherpa(ดามู เชอร์ปา)
The wife of Dawa Sherpa, who expressed immense relief and happiness at her husband's survival.
Chris Toulle(คริส ธรอลล์)
A former British Royal Marine and mountaineer who was on the expedition with Dawa Sherpa and provided crucial details of the incident.
Polish climber(นักปีนเขาชาวโปแลนด์)
A climber who was in critical condition due to oxygen depletion and frostbite, and who Chris Toulle assisted.
Indian climbers(นักปีนเขาชาวอินเดีย)
Two climbers from India who were among the confirmed fatalities in the current Everest climbing season.
Nepalese Sherpa team(ทีมเชอร์ปาชาวเนปาล)
Three members of the Nepalese Sherpa team responsible for preparing routes who were confirmed deceased this season.

Place

Everest(เอเวอเรสต์)ℹ️
The mountain where the Nepalese Sherpa went missing and was later found alive.
Kathmandu(กาฐมาณฑุ)ℹ️
The capital city of Nepal where Dawa Sherpa was airlifted for medical treatment.
Death Zone(เขตมรณะ)
The high-altitude region on Everest characterized by thin oxygen, where climbers face extreme danger.

Organization

Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC)(คณะกรรมการควบคุมมลพิษซาการ์มาธา)
The organization responsible for path maintenance and waste management on Everest, which discovered Dawa Sherpa.