Dawa Sherpa, 57, Leaves ICU After 6 Days Stranded on Everest as Probe Calls Grow
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Updated · CBS New York · Jun 10
Dawa Sherpa, 57, Leaves ICU After 6 Days Stranded on Everest as Probe Calls Grow
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jun 10
Summary
Kathmandu doctors moved Dawa Sherpa out of intensive care after treating frostbite, severe dehydration and a fractured thigh bone; relatives said he can speak a little and is eating.
Six days after disappearing on May 30 near Everest's death zone, the 57-year-old was found Thursday crawling toward Base Camp after surviving on pocket snacks and chewed ice when his oxygen ran out.
Rescue details have fueled anger among climbers and relatives, with the Everest Summiteers Association and Nepal Mountaineering Association demanding an investigation into possible negligence and why he was not found sooner.
More than 1,000 climbers summited Everest this spring and Nepal took in over $7 million in permit fees, intensifying scrutiny of overcrowding after at least five climbers died during the season.