Fundraising campaign launched for Irish dad Séamus Lawless who fell while descending Mount Everest
A fundraising campaign has been set-up for a missing Irish dad who fell while descending Mount Everest.The Bray native was fulfilling a life-long dream of reaching the summit of Mount Everest, which stands at 8,848 metres, before he reached his 40th birthday in July this year.
“Every climber feels the pain of what has happened to Mr Lawless and no matter what the mountaineering community will rally round in a bid to recover when and if it is safe to do so. A fundraising campaign has been launched on behalf of Mr Lawless’ wife Pam and their four-year-old daughter Emma, on the crowd funding site, Gofundme.com, to enable the recovery operation when it allowed to go-ahead by Nepalese officials.
"Shay achieved his lifelong dream on the morning of Thursday 15th May, when he reached the peak of Mount Everest. Tragically, on his descent, Shay fell and has been missing since. "It is our priority to locate him and bring him home and we appreciate all the support that can be offered as we face this hugely challenging situation.”
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