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ISLAMABAD: Saama Marie, an Estonian climber, suffered a leg injury while attempting to ascend Nanga Parbat in northern Gilgit-Baltistan was rescued by the Pakistan Army, State TV reported on Sunday.
Marie last posted on her Facebook page on June 9, stating that she had set up camp at 4,900 meters on the Ganalo slope of Nanga Parbat. Since then, there had been no updates from her. A PTV News video shows two men escorting a wounded Marie from the snow-capped mountain to a Pakistan Army helicopter.
Speaking from the helicopter, Marie said, “I have a leg injury and I have currently escaped by [the help of] Pakistan Army helicopter, taken from Nanga Parbat base camp to Skardu hospital.” According to PTV News, she was transported to Skardu for medical treatment, as confirmed in a post on the social networking platform X.
This rescue comes a day after local authorities announced that one of the two Japanese climbers, reported missing earlier this week, was found dead on Saturday at the 7,027-meter Spantik peak in Gilgit-Baltistan.
It is worth mentioning that Pakistan is home to five of the world’s tallest mountains, each rising above 8,000 meters, including K2 and Nanga Parbat. Nanga Parbat, standing at 26,660 feet, is among the highest mountains globally and is located in the Pakistani-administered section of the Himalayan Kashmir region.