Rescuers had hoped to find double Olympic gold medallist on 6,096m (20,000-foot) Laila Peak in the Karakoram Mountains.

Laura Dahlmeier, a two-time German biathlon Olympic gold medalist, has died after a climbing accident in Pakistan, her management team and local government officials confirmed.

Ms. Dahlmeier, 31, an experienced mountaineer, was climbing in Pakistan when she was hit by falling rocks, officials said.