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Climber found dead in Himalayas

Updated on 14 November 2009

Source PA News

A veteran climber has been found dead in the Himalayas after being injured and becoming stranded, a mountain rescue company said.

Gerold Biner, flight operations manager for respected Swiss firm Air Zermatt, said the body of Slovenian Tomaz Humar was recovered early on Saturday.

Humar, 40, last contacted his base on Monday to say that he had been injured while climbing 23,710ft (7,227m) Langtang Lirung.

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