Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara declared dead by family
A picture of missing mountaineer Ali Sadpara. Photo: Twitter/Muhammad Ali Sadpara/via Geo.tv
Missing Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara has been declared dead by his family after going missing for quite 10 days.
The announcement was made by Ali Sadpara's son, Sajid Sadpara, in Skardu. "I will keep my father’s mission alive and fulfil his dream," he said.
He also thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan, Chief of the military Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and therefore the courageous pilots of the Askari Aviation for conducting a radical search and operation amid the tough weather for his father.
Sadpara, Iceland's John Snorri and Chile's Juan Pablo Mohr had departed for his or her journey on February 3 after Sadpara's birthday, asking fans and admirers to "keep us in your prayers".
They had started their attempt for the ultimate summit within the early hours of February 5, hoping to accomplish the herculean feat by afternoon.
According to updates posted on Snorri's facebook account on Friday, at 12:29pm, the GPS stopped working and had not updated in six hours.
Ali Sadpara's management revealed a couple of days ago that the govt and other stakeholders were employing their best efforts to seek out Sadpara and therefore the other climbers who went missing, despite him being missing for nearly 10 days.
Sadpara's management, which operates his official Twitter account, on Monday announced that a gathering of the apex committee regarding the missing climbers' search and rescue (SAR) operation are going to be persisted Feb 17, 2021, in Gilgit.
"Please avoid any premature statements and prevent from fake reports," the management had said.
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