HOPE ABANDONED.
German Climbers Lost in Blizzard. HIMALAYAN TRAGEDY. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received July 23, 9.30 a.m.) CALCUTTA, July 22. All hope has been abandoned of finding alive the three German climbers. Merkl, Wieland and Welzenbach. who were lost in the blizzard on Nanga Parbat in Kashmir (Himalayas).
Two British officers, who were lent to the expedition. Captains Sangster and Frier, have returned to Srinagar. They state that the bodies of seven Darjeeling porters have been recovered, but it has been impossible to find the Germans yet owing to weather conditions. All attempts to reach the summit have been abandoned, but every effort will be made to recover all the bodies before leaving the mountain.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20364, 23 July 1934, Page 1
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