Body of Hilaree Nelson, famed American extreme skier, recovered after fall from Mount Manaslu

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Hilaree Nelson, a famed U.S. extreme skier, was found dead and her body recovered Wednesday after she fell from Mount Manaslu in Nepal — the world’s eighth-highest mountain.

The 49-year-old Washington state native was skiing down the 26,775-foot mountain with her partner, Jim Morrison, on Monday when she fell from the mountain. Rescuers were able to reach her body two days later, and she was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Kathmandu where doctors planned to perform an autopsy.

Morrison put out a heartbreaking tribute on social media.

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A helicopter carrying the body of famed U.S. extreme skier Hilaree Nelson lands at a hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sept. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

"There are no words to describe the love for this woman, my life partner, my lover, my best friend, and my mountain partner," Morrison wrote on Instagram. "She has been the beacon of light in my life day in and day out.

"On September 26th at 10:42 am we reached the true summit of Manaslu in tough conditions. We quickly transitioned from climbing to skiing in cold and wind with a plan to ski around the corner and regroup with our Sherpa team. I skied first and after a few turns Hilaree followed and started a small avalanche. She was swept off her feet and carried down a narrow snow slope down the south side (opposite from climbing route) of the mountain over 5000’. I did everything I could to locate her but was unable to go down the face as I hoped to find her alive and live my life with her.

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Jim Morrison,