A 69-year-old American died while trekking Nepal’s Himalayan mountains, making it the fourth fatality on the world's highest peak this climbing season.
Jonathan Sugarman died during his acclimatisation rotation at around 6,400m on Monday, Mohan Kafle, manager of the expedition organiser Beyul Adventure, told the Himalayan Times newspaper.
According to reports, the Seattle-based medical doctor suddenly felt unwell at Camp II and breathed his last. The exact cause of his death is unclear.