--- description: Dan Fredinburg, an executive at Google, was killed when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal and started a landslide on Mount Everest. title: Google Executive Killed in Nepal Earthquake image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Nepal](/tag/nepal/) ## Nepal Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Google Executive Killed in Everest Avalanche After Nepal Quake by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 25, 2015 9:21 PM CUT by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 25, 2015 9:21 PM CUT An executive at Google was killed when a[ 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal ](http://time.com/3835481/nepal-earthquake/ "undefined")on Saturday morning and started an avalanche on Mount Everest, where he was part of a climbing team, his family said. Dan Fredinburg was climbing Everest with a Jagged Globe expedition team when he suffered a fatal head injury, according to Jagged Globe and his family. He was one of [at least 10 people killed on Everest](http://time.com/3835590/nepal-earthquake-everest-avalanche/ "undefined") and more than 1,300 people killed across Nepal in the quake. Fredinburg’s sister shared the news of his death on social media: At Google, Fredinburg was an engineer who focused on privacy, including for the Google X innovation lab, [Re/code reports](http://recode.net/2015/04/25/google-exec-dan-fredinburg-killed-in-nepal-earthquake/ "undefined"). Two other members of his Jagged Globe group were also hurt in the avalanche on Saturday, Jagged Globe said, but they had non-life-threatening injuries. Shortly before his death, Fredinburg posted this picture: **_Read next:_**[_The Story Behind the Photos of Nepal’s Devastating Earthquake_](http://time.com/3835621/nepal-earthquake-pictures/ "undefined") ### See the Aftermath of the 7.8-Magnitude Earthquake in Nepal  A man is freed from a collapsed building in Kathmandu on Saturday, April 25 following a 7.9 magnitude earthquake. Narendra Shrestha—EPA  People work to free a man trapped in debris in Kathmandu. Narendra Shrestha—EPA  People carry a victim who was removed from the collapsed Dharara tower following the earthquake in Kathmandu. Omar Havana—Getty Images  Security personnel and local people operating rescue operation at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu on April 25, 2015. Kishor Sharma  People inspect the damage of the collapsed landmark Dharahara, also called Bhimsen Tower, after the earthquake. Narendra Shrestha—EPA  A vehicle sits on a badly damaged stretch of road in Kathmandu. Xinhua/Sipa USA  Emergency rescue workers search for survivors in the debris of Dharara tower in Kathmandu after it collapsed. Omar Havana—Getty Images  The hand of a victim who perished in the debris of the Dharara tower in Kathmandu. Omar Havana—Getty Images  Volunteers taking out a dead body from the rubbles in Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu. Kishor Sharma  People clear debris in Basantapur Durbar Square while searching for survivors in Kathmandu. Omar Havana—Getty Images  A man passes a collapsed temple at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu. Omar Havana—Getty Images  Kathmandu residents run to shelters after a replica tremor hit the city. Omar Havana—Getty Images  A Nepalese man and woman hold each other in Kathmandu's Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was severely damaged by an earthquake. Prakash Mathema—AFP/Getty Images  People stay outdoors in fear of aftershocks, in central Kathmandu. Kishor Sharma  People sleep outside on a street following a massive earthquake in Kathmandu. 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