German Olympic biathlete Laura Dahlmeier was struck by falling rocks while scaling Laila Peak in Pakistan on Wednesday.

German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain peak in northern Pakistan following a climbing accident, and efforts are underway to retrieve her body, a local government spokesman said Wednesday.

The climbing partner of Laura Dalmeier has opened up on having to make a heartbreaking decision after the Olympic hero was caught in a rockfall before dying in Pakistan. The 31-year-old German was on an expedition in the Karakoram mountains on Monday when tragedy struck.