Interés Humano

Muere estadounidense tras desvanecerse tomando fotos en la cima del Everest

TOPSHOT - This handout photo taken on May 22, 2019 and released by climber Nirmal Purja's Project Possible expedition shows heavy traffic of mountain climbers lining up to stand at the summit of Mount Everest. - Many teams had to line up for hours on May 22 to reach the summit, risking frostbites and altitude sickness, as a rush of climbers marked one of the busiest days on the world's highest mountain. (Photo by Handout / Project Possible / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / PROJECT POSSIBLE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ---
TOPSHOT - This handout photo taken on May 22, 2019 and released by climber Nirmal Purja's Project Possible expedition shows heavy traffic of mountain climbers lining up to stand at the summit of Mount Everest. - Many teams had to line up for hours on May 22 to reach the summit, risking frostbites and altitude sickness, as a rush of climbers marked one of the busiest days on the world's highest mountain. (Photo by Handout / Project Possible / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / PROJECT POSSIBLE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS --- HANDOUT

Dos montañistas, un estadounidense y una india, murieron en el Everest, según anunciaron el jueves sus expediciones, en pleno período de máxima afluencia de alpinistas que intentan coronar la cumbre de la más alta montaña del planeta.

El norteamericano Donald Lynn Cash, de 55 años, se desvaneció el miércoles en la cima del Everest, a 8.848 metros de altura, cuando estaba tomando fotos.

"Nuestros dos sherpas lo ayudaron a recobrar la conciencia, pero luego falleció cuando se lo traían de vuelta (....)", afirmó a la AFP Pasang Tenje Sherpa, de la expedición Pioneer Adventure.

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