Northern Irish climber dies and Indian climber missing on Annapurna in Nepal
by Associated Press in Kathmandu from World news | The Guardian on (#6AXHA)
Noel Hanna died during descent of world's 10th highest mountain, say expedition organisers
A Northern Irish climber has died and an Indian climber is missing after falling into a crevasse in separate incidents on Mount Annapurna, the world's 10th highest mountain.
Another Indian climber fell ill on the way down from the 8,091-metre (26,540ft) summit but survived after spending the night in harsh conditions on the mountain.
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