{"id":174000,"date":"2024-06-06T17:42:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T15:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/east-africa\/kenya\/kenya-no-viral-video-doesnt-show-kenyan-mountaineer-cheruiyot-kiruis-body-being-retrieved-from-mount-everest\/"},"modified":"2024-06-06T17:42:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T15:42:38","slug":"kenya-no-viral-video-doesnt-show-kenyan-mountaineer-cheruiyot-kiruis-body-being-retrieved-from-mount-everest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/east-africa\/kenya\/kenya-no-viral-video-doesnt-show-kenyan-mountaineer-cheruiyot-kiruis-body-being-retrieved-from-mount-everest\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya: No, Viral Video Doesn&#8217;t Show Kenyan Mountaineer Cheruiyot Kirui&#8217;s Body Being Retrieved From Mount Everest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"15\"><em>No, viral video doesn&#8217;t show Kenyan mountaineer Cheruiyot Kirui&#8217;s body being retrieved from Mount Everest<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"36\"><strong>IN SHORT:<\/strong> Kenyan mountaineer Cheruiyot Kirui died while attempting to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. However, a video circulating on social media does not show his body being recovered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"41\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=446329858013456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1645446426254764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">showing<\/a> a helicopter helping a climber off an icy mountain is making the rounds on Facebook. The climber, who <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/watch\/?ref=search&amp;v=1015434436854546&amp;external_log_id=e0fa1f2b-8021-4883-8fdd-7fe166b0c438&amp;q=Cheruiyot%20Kirui%27s%20body%20being%20retrieved&amp;_rdc=1&amp;_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appears<\/a> motionless, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ufasaha\/videos\/1438757286772084\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tied<\/a> to a rope <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?ref=search&amp;v=431434183083938&amp;external_log_id=1a74b5bb-4250-426f-82dc-2673869a9062&amp;q=Body%20of%20Kenyan%20Climber%20Cheruiyot%20Kirui%20retrieved\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attached<\/a> to the&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202406060474.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on AllAfrica.com<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 East Africa <a title=\"Kenya\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/east-africa\/kenya\/\">Kenya<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, viral video doesn&#8217;t show Kenyan mountaineer Cheruiyot Kirui&#8217;s body being retrieved from Mount Everest IN SHORT: Kenyan mountaineer Cheruiyot Kirui died while attempting to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. However, a video circulating on social media does not show his body being recovered. 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