Kenyan man climbing Mt Everest found dead hours after going missing

A renowned Kenyan climber Cheruiyot Kirui has been found dead hours after being reported missing while on a mission to climb Mt Everest.

Kirui went mission together with his guide at a time when they had climbed above 8,000M on Mt. Everest.

Kirui was climbing Mt Everest without using supplemental oxygen. 

According to Everest Today, his body was found a few meters below the summit of Mt Everest.

“With profound sadness, we share the news of Kenyan mountaineer Cheruiyot Kirui’s passing on Mt #Everest. His body was found a few meters below the summit point of Mt Everest,” 

“He was accompanied by a Nepali climber Nawang Sherpa, whose fate is still unknown.” 

The Nepalese was also missing alongside Cheruiyot.