Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Garmisch Sets Park Renaming Proposal After Quiet Service for Laura Dahlmeier

Her remains stay on Laila Peak in line with her written wish.

Image
Image
Image
Teaser-Bild

Overview

  • Family and close friends held a private memorial on August 11 at the Wallfahrtskirche St. Anton in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, with Pfarrer Konitzer delivering the eulogy.
  • Local officials created a provisional memorial in the Partenkirchen Kurpark with a photo, windlight, and commemorative stone from the mountains.
  • Mayor Elisabeth Koch plans to submit a September 24 council motion to rename the Kurpark to Laura-Dahlmeier-Park with the family's agreement.
  • Pakistani authorities and rescue teams have deemed recovery too hazardous and are respecting Dahlmeier’s directive to avoid risking lives for her retrieval.
  • She died after a July 28 rockfall during the descent from Laila Peak and was declared dead on July 30; the decorated biathlete later became a certified mountain and ski guide.