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Mount Everest: Robert Gropel out of hospital as family tries to retrieve Maria Strydom's body | Mount Everest: Robert Gropel out of hospital as family tries to retrieve Maria Strydom's body |
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The Melbourne vet Robert Gropel has reportedly been released from hospital in Kathmandu and will now focus on retrieving the body of his wife, Maria Strydom, from Mount Everest. | The Melbourne vet Robert Gropel has reportedly been released from hospital in Kathmandu and will now focus on retrieving the body of his wife, Maria Strydom, from Mount Everest. |
Strydom’s mother, Maritha Strydom, said on Tuesday Gropel had been reunited with his parents, Heinz and Patricia, in Nepal after they had flown out of Melbourne 24 hours earlier. | Strydom’s mother, Maritha Strydom, said on Tuesday Gropel had been reunited with his parents, Heinz and Patricia, in Nepal after they had flown out of Melbourne 24 hours earlier. |
Gropel suffered high-altitude pulmonary oedema during the fatal expedition but was released from hospital overnight, the Nine Network reported. | Gropel suffered high-altitude pulmonary oedema during the fatal expedition but was released from hospital overnight, the Nine Network reported. |
He had been evacuated off the world’s highest mountain by helicopter. | He had been evacuated off the world’s highest mountain by helicopter. |
Maritha Strydom said there was “a glimmer of hope” that her daughter’s body could be retrieved from 8,000m up Mount Everest. | Maritha Strydom said there was “a glimmer of hope” that her daughter’s body could be retrieved from 8,000m up Mount Everest. |
“Thank you to my amazing family and in-laws who are all working as a team to make it happen and raise the fortune needed to bring Marisa back,” she wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. | “Thank you to my amazing family and in-laws who are all working as a team to make it happen and raise the fortune needed to bring Marisa back,” she wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. |
The distraught mother said the expedition’s leader, Arnold Coster, had “offered his help in this regard”. | The distraught mother said the expedition’s leader, Arnold Coster, had “offered his help in this regard”. |
On Monday Coster detailed what happened during the summit attempt that also claimed the life of Dutch climber Eric Arnold. | On Monday Coster detailed what happened during the summit attempt that also claimed the life of Dutch climber Eric Arnold. |
“On May 20 our apparently perfect-looking summit push turned into disaster,” he wrote on Facebook of the expedition organised by Seven Summit Treks. | “On May 20 our apparently perfect-looking summit push turned into disaster,” he wrote on Facebook of the expedition organised by Seven Summit Treks. |
Everyone in the party reached the summit except Strydom, who decided to turn around just above the South Summit at 8am due to fatigue, he wrote. | Everyone in the party reached the summit except Strydom, who decided to turn around just above the South Summit at 8am due to fatigue, he wrote. |
She and Arnold both died during the descent, Coster said. | She and Arnold both died during the descent, Coster said. |
“At the moment we are assembling a rescue team to try to retrieve the bodies. These tragic events numbed the whole team and our thoughts are with their family and friends.” | “At the moment we are assembling a rescue team to try to retrieve the bodies. These tragic events numbed the whole team and our thoughts are with their family and friends.” |
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