Ms Nelson, 49, slipped and appeared to fall into a 2,000ft (600m) gap in the ice, known as a crevasse, only 15 minutes after reaching the summit of the 26,781ft peak, according to witness accounts.

An Indian climber who went missing after falling into a crevasse on Mount Annapurna in Nepal has been found alive. Anurag Maloo, who went missing on Monday, was found in a critical condition by ...