Laura Dahlmeier, who had won two Olympic biathlon golds, had climbed to around 18,700ft on the daunting Laila Peak in Pakistan

On Monday, July 28, Dahlmeier was hit by falling rocks at an altitude of approximately 18,700 feet while on Laila Peak in Pakistan's Karakoram Mountains, per a translated Instagram post confirming her death, which was shared on her profile on Wednesday, July 30.

Laura Dahlmeier was climbing with her mountaineering partner when she was struck by a sudden rockfall in Pakistan's Hushe Valley.