Sister Confirms Google Exec’s Death On Mount Everest Using His Instagram Account

Dan Fredinburg was one of at least 10 climbers and guides killed after a massive earthquake in Nepal triggered an avalanche on the world’s tallest mountain.

The sister of one of the climbers killed on Mt. Everest following a massive earthquake in Nepal announced his death with a heartbreaking Instagram post.

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Dan Fredinburg's sister Megan posted the photo announcing his death to his own Instagram account, saying "this morning our Dan suffered from a major head injury and didn't make it."

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She added, "All our love and thanks to those who shared this life with our favorite hilarious strong willed man. He was and is everything to us."

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Fredinburg, who was an executive at Google, described himself as an "adventurer." He had been chronicling his Everest climb on his Instagram account.

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