Pak Army rescues US mountaineer from K-2 base camp

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army aviation helicopters rescued a US mountaineer from K-2 base camp on Wednesday afternoon.

An ISPR press release stated 38-year-old US citizen Mr Robert Jackson was part of a 27 member K-2 expedition which reached Pakistan on June 16.

He suffered height sickness en-route to K-2 summit when he reached Skardu on Tuesday.