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Garmisch Sets Park Renaming Proposal After Quiet Service for Laura Dahlmeier

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

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.