The news of her death came from Dahlmeier's team shortly after 14.30 on Wednesday.
"Based on the helicopter overflight and the climbing partner's description of how serious her injuries were, it can be assumed that Laura Dahlmeier died immediately", they comment to German ZDF.
It was during lunchtime on Monday that Dahlmeier, together with her climbing partner Marina Eva, was involved in the accident. Dahlmeier was hit by a rockslide at an altitude of 5,700 meters in the Karakoram mountains in Pakistan. Eva was able to immediately alert others to the accident, but Dahlmeier's condition was unknown for a long time. Several rescue efforts were initiated, with a helicopter and climbers.
"Left on the mountain"
Dahlmeier's body will not be recovered from the scene of the accident, according to German media.
"Her wish was that if something like this were to happen, her body should be left on the mountain", Dahlmeier's team writes in the statement, according to several media outlets, including ZDF.
Dahlmeier was a certified mountain and ski guide and had recently climbed other peaks in the region.
Unclear cause
Exactly what caused the accident is not known.
Due to the difficult weather conditions, a rescue helicopter was not able to be sent to the location until Tuesday, but it returned without finding any signs of life.
A rescue expedition with four climbers was initiated on Wednesday, but their journey upwards was made more difficult by the risk of new rockslides.
18 championship medals
Dahlmeier was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in August 1993. In 2012, she made her debut in the World Cup in biathlon. During her career, she won 18 championship medals. Among other things, she became the World Championship queen in 2017 with five gold medals and one silver medal, and she won two Olympic Games gold medals in 2018. In addition, she had 14 World Cup victories.
Just a year later, at the age of 25, she retired. She cited, among other things, motivation problems and injuries as reasons for her decision.
Dahlmeier also wanted to try other activities, such as climbing and mountain running.
After her career, she participated in the World Championship in mountain running. The 31-year-old was also an experienced climber and was the fastest woman when she climbed the 6,812-meter-high Ama Dablam in Nepal last year in just over eight hours.
Born: August 22, 1993, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
World Cup debut: 2012/2013.
Ended her career: May 17, 2019, at the age of 25.
Merits:
Dahlmeier has participated in two Olympic Games - 2014 in Sochi and 2018 in Pyeongchang.
In Pyeongchang, she won two gold medals and one bronze medal.
Dahlmeier has also won seven World Championship gold medals, three World Championship silver medals, and five World Championship bronze medals, as well as one overall World Cup victory.
