Olympians are mourning one of their own.

Laura Dahlmeier, who earned gold in biathlon at the 2014 and 2018 Olympics for Team Germany, died after she was caught in a rockfall in the Karakoram mountains of Pakistan on July 28, her management team confirmed. She was 31. 

“Laura Dahlmeier and her climbing partner were descending from the summit of Laila Peak,” the July 30 Instagram post, translated from German, began. “During a rappel maneuver at approximately 5,700 meters, Laura Dahlmeier was struck by falling rocks. Her uninjured climbing partner immediately called emergency services, and a rescue operation was initiated.”

“Attempts to rescue her by her climbing partner were made for many hours,” the statement continued, “but the difficulty of the terrain and the ongoing rockfall made it impossible.” 

The remote location meant a rescue helicopter couldn’t reach the scene until the next morning, which is when Dahlmeier—a certified mountaineer and ski guide—was spotted by rescuers.

“Due to technical and rescue limitations of the helicopter, an aerial rescue could not be carried out,” her team explained. “A ground rescue was also not possible due to the ongoing risk of rockfall and the objective hazards at the accident site.”