Olympic hero Laura Dahlmeier severely injured, missing after high-altitude rockfall

Laura Dahlmeier a two-time Olympic gold medalist suffered serious injury after she fell while at a high elevation in the remote Karakorum Mountains in northern Pakistan according to multiple reports Dahlmeier was presumed to be missing German media outlet ZDF shared that records from Tuesday's helicopter flyover concluded that the -year-old was at the very least seriously injured Search and rescue crews have yet to make contact with the German-born biathlete as of Tuesday morning CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMA Pakistani ruling body spokesperson stated she was taken away by locals from the landslide site per Reuters Dahlmeier's reps approved she was at an estimated altitude of feet at the time of the mountaineering accident SUNI LEE DISCUSSES OLYMPIC RETURN AFTER KIDNEY MALADY IDENTIFICATION ESPYS COMEBACK ATHLETE NOMINATION Laura Dahlmeier was climbing with her mountaineering partner on July when she was caught in a rockfall The accident took place around noon local time at an altitude of approximately metres feet Dahlmeier s management communicated ZDF in a report Her partner right now called urgency services and a rescue operation began without delay Due to the remoteness of the area a helicopter was only able to reach the site of the accident on the morning of July Dahlmeier stepped away from professional competition in She cited the diminishing of her overall passion for playing sports in her retirement announcement After an unbelievably tough season with lots of highs and lows I no longer feel the percent passion that is needed for professional sports This is why after certain long thought I decided to end my developing biathlon career Dahlmeier stated in She earned gold medals at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang where she made history as the first female biathlete to win a sprint and pursuit double at the same Games Dahlmeier is also an Olympic bronze medalist She finished in third place in the km individual event at the Games Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter