Renowned American ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson, who went missing while skiing in Gorkha's Mount Manaslu, has been found dead. Shangri-La Nepal Treks Pvt. Ltd said that Nelson, who had gone missing since Monday, was found dead Wednesday morning. Her body is in Manaslu base camp.

SP Keder khanal of the District Police Office, Gorkha said that preparations are underway to bring the body to Samagaun through a helicopter.

Her mortal remains will be airlifted to Kathmandu later today, he said. Jeevan Ghimire, Managing Director of the Shangri-La Nepal Treks Pvt. Ltd, said that her family members are coming from the US to Nepal to study the incident site. Nelson’s friend Jim Morrison, however, had managed to return safely to the base camp.