Mount Everest climber: lack of oxygen caused deaths

Indian climber Naba Kumar Phukan says mountaineers who died during a climb on Mount Everest were pushing too hard and some were not carrying enough oxygen.

Married couple Eric Arnold, 36, a Dutch traithlete and Maria Strydom, 34, an Australian academic died over the weekend, and on Monday officials confirmed the death of Subhash Paul who succumbed to altitude sickness.

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