Jean Lee is an associate reporter with NBC News’ Social Newsgathering team in Los Angeles. She previously reported for the NBC News consumer investigative unit.
Amid the tail end of the climbing season on Nepal's Mount Everest, at least three people are believed to have died, according to officials and those close to the deceased. Cheruiyot Kirui, a senior relationship manager at African bank KCB Group, named for its previous form as Kenya Commercial Bank, died during his trek on the mountain, his employer said. His body was found on Mount Everest, according to Khim Lal Gautam, a government official at base camp.
and Pastenji Sherpa of Nepal, are feared dead after reaching the summit and descending on Tuesday, a joint post Thursday from the Instagram accounts for Everest guide Lakpa Sherpa and 8k Expeditions reported. They were missing after a cornice collapsed near Hillary Step, and their bodies have not been recovered, the accounts said. Their deaths have not been confirmed by government officials.
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