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'Astonishing': Sherpa missing for 6 days on Mount Everest found alive

A Mount Everest sherpa, who had been missing for six days, was found alive. A Nepali Sherpa has been found alive on the slopes of Mount Everest after missing for six days without food or oxygen.
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  • A Mount Everest sherpa, who had been missing for six days, was found alive. S1
  • A Nepali Sherpa has been found alive on the slopes of Mount Everest after missing for six days without food or oxygen. S2
  • Climbing support team rescue Hillary Dawa Sherpa almost a week on from when he was last seenA Nepali Sherpa guide who was believed to have died on Mount Everest has been found crawling to base camp a week after going missing – and after his funeral rites had b... S3
  • Nature and EnvironmentNepalMount Everest: Missing Sherpa found alive after 6 daysKieran Burke with dpa, Reuters06/04/2026June 4, 2026A Nepalese Sherpa miraculously survived for nearly a week after going missing on May 29. The missing man was found near Everest... S4
  • Nature and EnvironmentNepalMount Everest: Missing Sherpa found alive after 6 daysKieran Burke with dpa, Reuters06/04/2026June 4, 2026A Nepalese Sherpa miraculously survived for nearly a week after going missing on May 29. The missing man was found near Everest... S5
  • Dawa Sherpa’s wife and daughter had already begun funeral rituals for him when they were told he was alive. A Nepali Sherpa guide who went missing on Mount Everest six days ago has been found crawling alone to base camp after fears that he had died. According... S6
  • A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest for six days and was believed dead has been found alive after crawling alone almost to Base Camp, officials told AFP yesterday.His wife had ev... S7
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