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UBC’s Centre for Rural Health Research has released a summary of its ongoing rural health survey. The University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine says it is mourning the unexpected death of Dr. Pieter Swart, an anesthesiologist and associate professor at the school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

UBC faculty of medicine mourns loss of colleague who died climbing Mount Everest

Colleague said he died due to a ‘respiratory event’ while descending the mountain

FILE - In this May 20, 2018, file photo, Nepalese veteran Sherpa guide, Kami Rita waves as he arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal. Rita, one of the greatest mountain guides regained his title with the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time on Wednesday, just three days after a fellow Sherpa climber had equalled his previous record. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)

Nepal’s Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

Hundreds expected to attempt to scale the peak over the remaining days of May