2 Indian climbers make it to Everest top, die while returning

Key points

• Two Indian mountaineers died while descending from Mount Everest after successfully reaching the summit, officials in Nepal said on Friday.
• The two climbers were identified as Arun Kumar Tiwari and Sandeep Are.
• According to Rishi Bhandari, secretary general of the Expedition Operators Association of Nepal, Are had summited the world's highest peak on Wednesday, while Tiwari reached the top on Thursday at around 5.30 pm.
• Read Full Story Bhandari told news agency PTI that both climbers ran into severe exhaustion during the descent despite rescue efforts by Sherpa guides.
• He said the guides made extensive attempts to bring them down safely but could not save them.