07/10/2014
British Woman Dies After Trek To Everest Base Camp
A 49-year-old British woman has been found dead in a hotel room in Khumjung in Nepal.
It is understood that the woman was on a trekking expedition with her daughter and had begun to experience breathing difficulties after returning from a hike to the Everest base camp.
The woman's body is to be airlifted to Kathmandu for a post-mortem examination.
The Foreign Office have said that have been informed of the death.
(MH/CD)
It is understood that the woman was on a trekking expedition with her daughter and had begun to experience breathing difficulties after returning from a hike to the Everest base camp.
The woman's body is to be airlifted to Kathmandu for a post-mortem examination.
The Foreign Office have said that have been informed of the death.
(MH/CD)
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