Patxi Goñi (L) with Japanese climber Sumiyo Tsuzuki (R) at Broad Peak base camp. PHOTO: COURTESY PATXI GONI
According to a statement from the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday, helicopters from the military’s aviation wing, managed to evacuate Sumiyo Tsuzuki. She was part of an international expedition including Spanish and Nepali climbers in a team led by Oscar Cadiach.
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Tsuzuki was climbing on Broad Peak (8,051m) along with six other climbers on July 20 when an avalanche below camp 1 (5,300m) caught them. Her ankle was broken and had to be lowered down by other climbers and received some medical attention in base camp, including an emergency surgery, said climber Patxi Goñi.
She along with a Nepali Sherpa had been injured in the avalanche, while a Pakistani high altitude porter was lost under it.
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The army had tried to send a helicopter on July 20 and July 21, but bad weather foiled those plans. Finally, the helicopter was able to reach the base camp on Wednesday, and she was shifted to CMH Skardu.
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This is third rescue mission of foreign climbers by army aviation in the last two weeks.
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