CNN —Five members of a Russian expedition who went missing while attempting to climb Mount Dhaulagiri have been found dead, Russia’s embassy in Nepal told CNN on Tuesday.
Initial investigations suggested the group of Russian mountaineers died “as a result of falling down a slope,” the embassy said.
Dhaulagiri – which translates from Sanskrit to mean “White Mountain” - is the world’s seventh-highest peak, standing 8,167 meters (26,795 ft) above sea level, in the Himalayas in central Nepal.
The fatality rate of Dhaulagiri is slightly more than 16%, making it one of the most dangerous mountains to climb.
The Russian Mountaineering Federation told CNN that the trip was organized by a private organization.
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