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Watch: Guide stranded on Everest for six days rescued

The survival of a mountain guide who was believed to be missing on Mount Everest for six days is being hailed a “miracle”.

Dawa Sherpa – also known as Hillary Dawa Sherpa – was last seen above Camp 3, at around 7,500m (24,600ft), while coming down the mountain after summiting.

The BBC’s Rajini Vaidyanathan pieces together how events unfolded.

Read more on this story here.

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