Body of Purba Bahadur Gurung, who died in Broad Peak avalanche, brought to Nepal
Summary
Purba Bahadur Gurung’s body has been brought to Nepal after he died in an avalanche while climbing Pakistan’s Broad Peak. Final tribute and funeral arrangements are being made in Kathmandu and Swayambhu, while the bodies of other Nepali climbers await legal procedures in Pakistan.
Key Points
- Purba Bahadur Gurung died in an avalanche on July 29 while climbing Broad Peak in Pakistan.
- His body was brought to Nepal on Thursday evening via Qatar Airways flight.
- Final tribute arrangements are being made at the Nepal Mountaineering Association secretariat in Naxal, with funeral plans at Swayambhu on Friday morning.
- Other Nepali mountaineers who died in the incident will be brought back after legal procedures in Pakistan are completed.
