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NEWS: Attempted rescue on Latok II sadly abandoned

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 UKC News 19 Aug 2009
[Baltoro Glacier from the air - Karakorum, 3 kb]A dramatic, multi-national attempt to save the accomplished Spanish alpinist, Oscar Perez, who lay injured high on a difficult peak in the Pakistan Karakoram, has sadly been abandoned.

On the 6th August, on a quasi-horizontal section of ridge not far above the third bivouac, Perez took a big...

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 omerta 19 Aug 2009
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Very sad. Rest in peace.
Frogger 19 Aug 2009
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I'm very saddened to read this, my thoughts go to all close to him and all involved in the rescue attempt.

F.
 Angie Lester 20 Aug 2009
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wow, how tragic.

R.I.P
 catt 20 Aug 2009
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Really sad. I hope wherever he is, he knows how many people tried and cared.
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