Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Missing German trekker found dead

A family member of a missing German trekker has said a badly decomposed body of Kristina Kovasevic has been found in northern Nepal after she was reported missing more than two months ago.

Kristina Kovacevic, a German trekker, who had been missing in the Everest region for the last two months, has been found dead, according to her sister.
Kristina Kovasevic had arrived in Nepal in February this year and had sent email to her friends on March 13 saying that she would join them in Bali, Indonesia in April. That was the last mail she ever sent, according to her family and friends.
Her sister, Karoline, who arrived in Kathmandu early this month to find about her missing sister flew to Lukla last Tuesday and from there trekked to Namche Bazar of Solukhumbu district.
"When I reached Namche Bazar Wednesday, police told me they had found my sister's dead body early in the week," said Karoline told reporters in Kathmandu on Monday. She expressed unhappiness over lack of communication to her about the incident even when she was in Kathmandu.
Police suspect that Kristina may have fallen off the slope but Karoline refused to buy the statement "All her belongings are missing,. No passport, credit card, money, watch, camera, sleeping bag or even her jacket. I suspect that somebody may have robbed her and pushed her down," she said with her eyes full of tears.
Karoline informed that Interpol is investigating the case involving her sister. She said Kristina's body would be brought to Kathmandu for cremation.

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