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Tuesday   8 /20 /2002


Bodies of climbers found

  RESCUERS yesterday found the bodies of five student mountaineers from Beijing University who disappeared while climbing Tibet’s Shishapangma, the world’s 14th highest peak, the official Xinhua News Agency said.The bodies were found about 10 a.m., the news agency said.The students, part of a 15-member team, were last seen alive Aug.7, when they began their ascent of the western face of the 8,012-meter (26,200-foot) mountain.State media has reported that they were swept away by an avalanche.The rescue team comprised members of the China Mountaineering Association and seven Tibetan climbers, China Daily said. Bad weather had hampered efforts over the weekend.(SD-Agencies)

  

  

  

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