Famed US mountaineer Hilaree Nelson dies on expedition in Nepal

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Rescue crews found this morning the body of Hilaree Nelson, a famed US ski mountaineer, on Mount Manaslu in Nepal. Nelson had been missing since Monday, when she reportedly fell into a crevasse shortly after summiting the mountain. The World’s Bianca Hillier has her story.

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