German Olympic gold medalist and world champion biathlete Laura Dahlmeier has died following a tragic climbing accident in the Karakoram mountain range of northern Pakistan, her management team and local officials confirmed. Dahlmeier, 31, was ascending Laila Peak on Monday when she was struck by falling rocks.

German Olympic biathlete Laura Dahlmeier was struck by falling rocks while scaling Laila Peak in Pakistan on Wednesday.

The German biathlete and double Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier has been missing in the Gilgit-Baltistan province of Pakistan since she was struck by a rockfall while climbing Laila Peak.