Double Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier has died in a climbing accident aged 31, her management and the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) confirmed to CNN Sports. The retired German biathlete was struck by falling rocks at around midday local time on Monday while climbing Laila Peak in the Karakoram mountain range,

German Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died following a climbing accident on a mountain peak in northern Pakistan.

Gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier of Germany celebrates during the victory ceremony for the Women's Biathlon 7.5km Sprint on day one of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Alpensia Biathlon Centre on February 10, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea (Photo: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)