Mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche, his company says
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Mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche, his company saysPublished19 minutes agoRenowned mountaineer and former British Army soldier Nirmal Purja is among those to have been killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan, his company has said.Elite Expeditions shared the news in a post on social media, saying it was with "profound sadness and immense heartbreak" that it confirmed Purja's death in Thursday's avalanche. It also said it had received confirmation that the other nine members of the expedition had not survived.
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