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A Sherpa guideline whose family had already begun ceremonial rituals aft he vanished connected Mount Everest was recovered live and crawling toward guidelines campy astir a week later, surviving unsocial connected nan world's highest highest without food, h2o aliases supplemental oxygen successful what rescuers called "nothing short of a miracle."
Dawa Sherpa, 52, vanished astir May 29 while descending Everest aft turning backmost short of nan acme pinch a Polish climber he was guiding. The customer made it safely to guidelines camp, but Dawa had not, triggering fears that he had died connected nan mountain.
A cleanup unit from nan Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee recovered him Thursday greeting crawling done nan treacherous Khumbu Icefall, 1 of nan astir vulnerable sections of Everest, conscionable supra guidelines camp, Pemba Sherpa of 8K Expeditions told The Associated Press.
Rescuers carried him to safety, gave him nutrient and water, and flew him by chopper to a infirmary successful Kathmandu, wherever his woman and girl were waiting.
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Medics return Dawa Sherpa, a upland guideline who had been missing for respective days successful nan Everest region, for curen aft he arrived astatine HAMS Hospital successful Kathmandu, Nepal, connected June 4, 2026. (Niranjan Shrestha/AP)
By that point, his family had already mislaid hope.
His teenage daughter, Mendo Lhamu Sherpa, told nan outlet that relatives were successful nan mediate of ceremonial rites erstwhile news of nan rescue broke.
"When we first heard astir it (the rescue), we could not beryllium judge if that personification was so our father," she said. "So to beryllium definite we asked for photos to beryllium sent and past only we were judge and very happy."
Medics return Dawa Sherpa, a upland guideline who had been missing for respective days successful nan Everest region, for curen aft he arrived astatine HAMS Hospital successful Kathmandu, Nepal, connected June 4, 2026. (Niranjan Shrestha/AP)
His wife, Damu Sherpa, added that nan family learned he was live done local news reports and telephone calls from friends.
"We first heard that he was still live connected nan section news and from a personification we cognize who called pinch nan news that ... he is being brought down," she said.
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Dawa was still wearing his climbing overgarment erstwhile rescuers recovered him. His family said he is being treated for frostbite and different complications but is conscious and capable to speak.
"He recognized maine … is bully and speaks," his girl told Reuters. "We are happy."
The Nepal Mount Everest hiking institution called his endurance extraordinary.
"Dawa survived unsocial for astir a week without food, water, aliases supplemental oxygen navigating nan treacherous Khumbu Icefall (even aft nan fixed ladders were removed for nan season)," nan institution said successful a societal media post. "This is thing short of a miracle."
Tents are group up astatine Everest Base Camp successful nan Solukhumbu district, besides known arsenic nan Everest region, Nepal, connected April 13, 2026. (Purnima Shrestha/Reuters)
It was unclear really Dawa became separated from his customer during nan descent aliases why location was a hold successful launching a hunt squad erstwhile he went missing past week. Helicopters were yet dispatched but grounded to find him.
His rescue came astatine nan extremity of a record-breaking Everest climbing season. More than 1,000 climbers and guides reached nan acme this twelvemonth aft Nepal issued a grounds 494 permits.
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Officials person said 5 climbers and guides died connected Everest during nan season, according to Reuters.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
