Vancouver doctor dies while climbing Mount Everest – BC | 24CA News
A Vancouver physician has died whereas making an attempt to climb Mount Everest.
The UBC Department of Anesthesiology launched an announcement saying Dr. Pieter Swart was descending from Camp 4 after a “respiratory event” when he died.
“Pieter was lost to us while bravely pursuing his dream of being on top of the world, since he was nine. As many of you know Pieter had an insatiable wanderlust,” the division mentioned in an announcement.
Swart is being remembered as a heat and caring doctor, husband and father or mother of two grown kids.
“Pieters’s sense of humour was second to none,” the assertion continues. “Laughing was always part of the encounter and you always parted smiling. He was a trusted friend to many.
“Pieter always made your day (and night) better when you interacted with him. He was a boet (brother) to so many.”
The ongoing summit season on the world’s tallest mountain has been lethal, with 12 climbers having misplaced their lives since April 12.
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