An executive at Google was killed when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal 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 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.
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:
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—EPAPeople work to free a man trapped in debris in Kathmandu.Narendra Shrestha—EPAPeople carry a victim who was removed from the collapsed Dharara tower following the earthquake in Kathmandu.Omar Havana—Getty ImagesSecurity personnel and local people operating rescue operation at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu on April 25, 2015.Kishor SharmaPeople inspect the damage of the collapsed landmark Dharahara, also called Bhimsen Tower, after the earthquake.Narendra Shrestha—EPAA vehicle sits on a badly damaged stretch of road in Kathmandu.Xinhua/Sipa USAEmergency rescue workers search for survivors in the debris of Dharara tower in Kathmandu after it collapsed.Omar Havana—Getty ImagesThe hand of a victim who perished in the debris of the Dharara tower in Kathmandu.Omar Havana—Getty ImagesVolunteers taking out a dead body from the rubbles in Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu.Kishor SharmaPeople clear debris in Basantapur Durbar Square while searching for survivors in Kathmandu.Omar Havana—Getty ImagesA man passes a collapsed temple at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu.Omar Havana—Getty ImagesKathmandu residents run to shelters after a replica tremor hit the city.Omar Havana—Getty ImagesA 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 ImagesPeople stay outdoors in fear of aftershocks, in central Kathmandu.Kishor SharmaPeople sleep outside on a street following a massive earthquake in Kathmandu.Narendra Shrestha—EPA
