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healyje
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Portland, Oregon
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Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 14, 2015 - 09:33pm PT
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NYTimes - By Haresh Pandyaapril / 9, 2015
Malli Mastan Babu, an Indian mountaineer who won fame as the first South Asian to scale the highest peak on each of the seven continents, and who had been missing in the Andes since late March, was found dead on April 3. He was 40.
India’s external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj, announced on Sunday that Mr. Babu’s body had been found in the border region between Argentina and Chile. With the body was a bag containing a copy of a Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita, and an Indian flag.
Malli Mastan Babu, Who Scaled the World’s Tallest Mountains, Dies at 40
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yanqui
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Balcarce, Argentina
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Apr 15, 2015 - 05:31am PT
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It seems that he was on a project to hike the highest points in South America (some of these places are pretty remote), went missing for about ten days and was found dead in his tent. Recovering the body in such a remote location has proven to be difficult and I'm not sure if the cause of death has been ascertained. Condolences to family and friends
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