Missing Sherpa found alive on Mount Everest as family began funeral rituals
A Sherpa guide who went missing while descending Mount Everest has been found alive after spending nearly a week alone on the mountain, according to reports. Dawa Sherpa, 52, was last seen around May 29 while descending Everest after guiding a Polish climber. Although his client safely reached base camp, Dawa never arrived, raising fears about his fate. The climbing season had just ended and Dawa with his client were among the last people on the mountain as climbing routes were being dismantled. Family had already begun funeral rituals The family had already lost hope after days without any information. Dawa’s teenage daughter, Mendo Lhamu Sherpa, said they were on the second day of funeral rituals. Then came an unexpected phone call. His wife, Damu Sherpa, said they first learned he was alive through local news reports and a phone call from someone they knew “We were very happy to hear the news, we had given up hope,” said his wife, Damu Sherpa. “We also began puja yesterday.” His daughter, Mendo Lhamu Sherpa, said the family …
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