Body of US Extreme Skier Recovered From Nepal Mountain

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The body of a famed U.S. extreme skier who went missing this week after falling from the world's eighth-highest mountain was recovered Wednesday and transported to Nepal's capital.

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Hilaree Nelson, 49, was skiing down from the 26,775-foot summit of Mount Manaslu with her partner, Jim Morrison, on Monday when she fell off the mountain.

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Her body was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Kathmandu where doctors planned to perform an autopsy.

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Also on Monday, an avalanche at a lower elevation on the same mountain killed a Nepalese man and injured several other climbers.

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Nelson, from Telluride, Colo., and Morrison, from Tahoe, Calif., are extreme skiers who reached the summit of Mount Lhotse, the world's fourth highest mountain, in 2018.

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Nepal's government has issued permits to 504 climbers during the autumn season. Most are climbing Mount Manaslu.

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Her body was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Kathmandu where doctors planned to perform an autopsy.

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