Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier dies at 31 in Pakistan mountain climbing accident

Laura Dahlmeier a two-time Olympic gold medalist has died at the age of as a upshot of her injuries from a mountaineering accident earlier this week The German biathlete was struck by falling rocks in northern Pakistan in the Karakoram mountains Early rescue efforts were made to locate Dahlmeier but were unsuccessful due to inclement weather and further risks of falling rocks - the remote location of the development made efforts that much more tough CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM The news about the passing of two-time Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier in a terrible mountaineering accident is deeply shocking for all of us in the Olympic Movement She lost her life in her beloved mountains IOC President Kirsty Coventry revealed in a message Laura made history at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics as the first female biathlete to win sprint and pursuit gold at the same Games edition She will be remembered forever Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this very formidable time According to Dahlmeier's management the accident took place at an altitude of nearly feet A Pakistani cabinet spokesperson mentioned she was taken away by locals from the landslide site per Reuters CHINESE SWIMMING PRODIGY MAKES DEBUT ON WORLD STAGE AT JUST YEARS OLDDahlmeier surprisingly stepped away from professional competition in She cited the diminishing of her overall passion for playing sports in her retirement announcement After an unbelievably tough season with lots of highs and lows I no longer feel the percent passion that is needed for professional sports This is why after certain long thought I decided to end my evolving biathlon career Dahlmeier explained in at the age of She earned gold medals at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang where she made history as the first female biathlete to win a sprint and pursuit double at the same Games She also won seven world championships Dahlmeier is also an Olympic bronze medalist She finished in third place in the km individual event at the Games Fox News' Chantz Martin contributed to this analysis Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter