The Kenyan mountaineer Cheruiyot Kirui, who went missing on Wednesday during an expedition to Mount Everest, has been found dead.
According to a report by the Nepali Mountaineering news website on Thursday, Kirui’s body was found a few meters below the Everest summit point.
“He was on a daring mission to reach the summit without supplementary oxygen and was accompanied by a Nepali climber, Nawang , whose fate is still unknown,” read the report.
He was on the expedition alongside his guide Nawang when they lost contact with their team while attempting to scale the treacherous Bishop Rock at 8,000 meters.
SST Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mingma Sherpa said Kirui and Nawang embarked on their climb without supplemental oxygen, a daring endeavor even for seasoned climbers.
Did you read this?
“Kirui, a banker with KCB, and his Sherpa guide Nawang were last in communication at Bishop Rock,” Mingma Sherpa informed local authorities. “Kirui exhibited abnormal behavior with his guide before communication ceased.”
SST mobilized a search and rescue mission to locate the missing climbers
Two Sherpa rescuers were dispatched to scour the treacherous terrain above the balcony area in hopes of locating Kirui and Nawang.
