Army rescues mountaineer Samina Baig from K2 base camp
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She had to quit the expedition on July 5 after her health deteriorated
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Army has rescued mountaineer Samina Baig from the K2 base camp in northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region.
Samina Baig was leading an international K2 expedition comprising Pakistani and Italian woman climbers.
She had to quit the expedition on July 5 after her health deteriorated, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
An army aviation flight could not airlift Baig because of bad weather in the area and she was now being transferred to GB’s Skardu city via road.
“Samina Baig’s health has improved due to decrease in height, while a team of doctors of Pakistan Army is also ready at CMH (Combined Military Hospital) Skardu,” the ISPR said in a statement.
“Samina Baig’s further transfer from Skardu will be decided after evaluating her health condition.”
She is the first Pakistani woman mountaineer to summit the world’s highest peak Everest and K2.
She has also scaled Nanga Parbat and the Seven Summits in seven continents.
