Saray Khumalo teammate slips go missing in Everest descent
Seamus Lawless, 39, who was part of an eight-team member expedition reportedly slipped on the balcony area of the mountain during descent on Thursday.
An Irish professor who was part of the team that summited Mount Everest with South African Saray Khumalo on Thursday morning has gone missing after slipping on the way down.
Seamus Lawless, 39, who was part of an eight-team member expedition reportedly slipped on the balcony area of the mountain during descent on Thursday after reaching the top.
Search and rescue teams are currently looking for Lawless.
Khumalo has been praised for her dedication after failing the climb four times before. She had to be rescued from Mount Everest by helicopter during her previous attempt to summit in 2017 after she was injured during inclement weather.
After being on Everest during both the Serac fall in 2014 and the earthquake in 2015, she reached the south summit in 2017.
Through pure perseverance, grit and courage she decided to return to Mount Everest in 2019.
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