{
  "id": 3545160,
  "title": "Team unable to locate Pakistani climber Asma Mushtaq's body on Spantik after hours-long efforts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/team-unable-to-locate-pakistani-climber-asma-mushtaqs-body-on-spantik",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T16:44:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2025422/team-unable-to-locate-pakistani-climber-asma-mushtaqs-body-on-spantik-after-hours-long-efforts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recovery team returned to Camp 2 after extensive efforts to find the body of deceased Pakistani climber Asma Mushtaq on Spantik Peak in Gilgit-Baltistan. The 34-year-old died on August 20 after suffering from high-altitude sickness during her descent from the mountain, also known as Golden Peak. The team searched for her body at Camp 3, located at approximately 6,250 meters, but could not locate it after several hours of intensive search. ACP General Secretary Ayaz Shigri mentioned that the team would decide on continuing the search on Thursday or delaying the mission depending on the weather conditions. The peak had recently received fresh snowfall and was experiencing high winds. Shigri emphasized that the body could not be retrieved by helicopters from altitudes over 6,000 meters and that only the ground rescue team could bring the body down from the peak to the base camp. The rescue team's efforts had been ongoing for two hours by 4pm as the place was very large due to heavy snowfall over the past two days, making it difficult to locate the body.",
  "summary": "A recovery team has descended back to Camp 2 from the spot on Gilgit-Baltistan’s Spantik Peak where the body of deceased Pakistani climber Asma Mushtaq was suspected to be buried under the snow, an official said. The 34-year-old climber died on Aug 20 while descending from the mountain, also known as Golden Peak, after suffering from high-altitude sickness. Her body was said to be at Camp 3,…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Search team reaches suspected location of Pakistani climber Asma Mushtaq's body on Spantik, says minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/search-team-reaches-suspected-location-of-pakistani-climber-asma",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:23:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}