A Google executive and self-described adventurer was among 10 people killed at a Mount Everest base camp in an avalanche triggered by a major Nepal earthquake on Saturday, the company and his family said.
Dan Fredinburg was killed in the avalanche that buried parts of the base camp where hundreds of mountaineers were gathered for the start of the climbing season. He was with several colleagues who survived the tragedy, lawrence You, director of privacy at Google, said in a blog post.
“Sadly, we lost one of our own in this tragedy. Dan Fredinburg, a long-time member of the Privacy organisation... was in Nepal with three other Googlers, hiking Mount Everest. He has passed away,” You wrote.