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| A Nepalese mountaineering official says three climbers returning from the summit of Mount Everest have died and two more are missing. | A Nepalese mountaineering official says three climbers returning from the summit of Mount Everest have died and two more are missing. |
| Gyanendra Shrestha said on Monday that a German, a Nepal-born Canadian and a Korean died on Saturday while descending from the 8,850m (29,035ft) summit. | |
| Shrestha said the weather was favourable on Friday and Saturday morning, but a wind storm swept the mountain later on Saturday. | |
| Shrestha, stationed at the base camp of Everest, said he was waiting for details. | |
| The German climber was 61-year-old doctor Eberhard Schaaf, who was believed to have suffered high altitude cerebral edema. | |
| The Nepalese-Canadian climber was Shriya Shah, while the Korean mountaineer's name has yet to be confirmed. |