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

German Olympic gold medalist and world champion biathlete Laura Dahlmeier has died following a tragic climbing accident in the Karakoram mountain range of northern Pakistan, her management team and local officials confirmed. Dahlmeier, 31, was ascending Laila Peak on Monday when she was struck by falling rocks.

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.