Two climbers die on Mount Everest

(22 May 2016) An expedition organiser in Kathmandu said on Sunday that a Dutch man and an Australian woman have died while descending Mount Everest.
They were the first confirmed deaths on the mountain this year.
Eric Arnold, 35, complained of getting weak and died on Friday night near South Col before he was able to get to a lower altitude, said an official from the Seven Summit Treks agency in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Just hours after Arnold died, Australian climber Maria Strydom also showed signs of altitude sickness Saturday afternoon before she died.
Both climbers that died were part of the same expedition team.
It was still undecided when and if their bodies would be brought down from the high altitude and it would depend on the team and family members


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