Everest Deaths 2016

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Everest has claimed its first two lives of the year. An Australian woman (Dr Maria Strydom, 34) and a Dutch man (Eric Arnold, 36) have both died of apparent altitude sickness.

The bodies, which are at 8,000 metres (26,240 feet), have yet to be retrieved.

Source - The Guardian

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Einion Yrth said:
Probably never will be, they almost use them as signposts.
That's what I thought but there are quotes in the article about collecting these bodies.