2008 K2 Disaster - List of Fatalities

List of Fatalities

Name Nationality Location of death Cause of death
Dren Mandić Serbia Below the Bottleneck Fell during the ascent
Jehan Baig Pakistan Fell while trying to recover Dren Mandić's corpse
Rolf Bae Norway Bottleneck The first serac fall
Hugues D’Aubarede France Above the Bottleneck Fell in descent during the night
Karim Meherban Pakistan Either the second serac fall or the third serac fall.
Gerard McDonnell† Ireland After helping the injured Koreans, he was hit by either the second or third serac fall.
Kyeong-Hyo Park South Korea Above the Bottleneck The fourth serac fall
Hyo-Gyeong Kim South Korea
Dong-Jin Hwang South Korea
Jumik Bhote Nepal
Pasang Bhote Nepal

One of the three Korean casualties either perished during the incident that caused their original fall and tangling in the ropes, or the morning after before the others were freed. Some sources claim there were three Koreans tangled in the ropes whilst McDonell and Confortola were trying to rescue them. Others have the number at two Koreans and Jumik Bhote. What is certain, is that only two Korean were alive to encounter Pasang Bhote before the last serac fall.

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