Death for tourists on Mount Everest, including Google executive Dan Fredinburg

A spokesman for the Nepal Tourism Ministry, Gyanendra Shrestha, said that two tents at the camp have been filled with wounded climbers.

A spokesman for the Nepal Tourism Ministry, Gyanendra Shrestha, said that two tents at the camp have been filled with wounded climbers. The Tourism Ministry added that about 1,000 climbers, including around 400 foreigners, were present at base camp or were climbing Everest when the earthquake struck.

This was posted on Instagram earlier:

This is Dans little sister Megan. I regret to inform all who loved him that during the avalanche on Everest early this morning our Dan suffered from a major head injury and didn’t make it. We appreciate all of the love that has been sent our way thus far and know his soul and his spirit will live on in so many of us. All our love and thanks to those who shared this life with our favorite hilarious strong willed man. He was and is.

Dan Fredinburg, 33, was part of the Jagged Globe expedition team that was tackling Mount Everest when the 7.9-magnidue quake shook Nepal, according to Jagged Globe and his family. He died of a fatal head injury.

Fredinburg headed the Google X research lab, which is in charge of developing projects like self-driving cars, drone deliveries, Google Glass, and contact lenses. Fredinburgโ€™s sister posted the news of her brotherโ€™s death on social media.

The first helicopter rescue mission has air lifted injured climbers from the base camp at Mount Everest.

The Nepal Mountaineering Association has confirmed that 100 climbers who were above base camp numbers one and two when the earthquake struck are safe, Reuters reports. However, the association added that it has been difficult to evacuate the climbers because the Icefall route back to the base camps has been damaged.

Around 300,000 foreign tourists come to Nepal each spring for activities like climbing, trekking, and hiking, according to Reuters.

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