Overview
- Father Andreas Dahlmeier says there is no realistic prospect of bringing his daughter home after a September recovery attempt failed to find her remains.
- During the descent after aborting a summit bid in suddenly warmer conditions, a falling rock struck Laura Dahlmeier in the head, leaving her motionless with a shattered helmet.
- Partner Marina Krauss triggered an emergency via an inReach satellite device, which alerted a U.S. coordination center and a crisis team in Partenkirchen that guided her to safety.
- A rescue team including Thomas Huber and U.S. alpinists reached the face by helicopter the next day and reported no detectable signs of life as they overflew her position.
- Subsequent technical searches with optical magnification and a drone did not locate the body, which Huber believes may be in crevasses or buried by rockfall, and a small memorial plaque was placed on the mountain.