On Monday, July 28, Dahlmeier was hit by falling rocks at an altitude of approximately 18,700 feet while on Laila Peak in Pakistan's Karakoram Mountains, per a translated Instagram post confirming her death, which was shared on her profile on Wednesday, July 30.

Double Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier has died in a climbing accident aged 31, her management and the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) confirmed to CNN Sports.

Laura Dahlmeier, a two-time German biathlon Olympic gold medalist, has died after a climbing accident in Pakistan, her management team and local government officials confirmed.