German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain peak in northern Pakistan following a climbing accident, and efforts are underway to retrieve her body, a local government spokesman said Wednesday.

German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain in Pakistan after a climbing accident at a remote site that rescuers struggled to reach because of bad weather, a local government spokesman said.

Rescue teams on Wednesday continued to search for missing German biathlete and double Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier, who was seriously injured in Pakistan after being struck by a rockfall while climbing,