Islamabad, July 08: Two members of a Spanish- Argentine expedition have died in an attempt to scale an 8,068-meter Himalayan Peak in northern Pakistan, officials and diplomats said today. Spaniard Jose Manuel Buenaga, 29, and Argentine Nancy Noemi Silvestrini, 31, disappeared during the July 5 ascent of Gasherbrum peak by their seven-member team, a Spanish Embassy official said. "Authorities told us yesterday morning that both have died and the remaining five members have safely returned to base camp," Spanish charge D'affaires Belen Alfaro told a news agency. Alfaro said the climbers were at about 7,300 meters when they fell, making it impossible to send a helicopter to the area to salvage the bodies.

"They were very close to the peak," she said. Bureau Report