Four mountaineers have died inclimbing Mt. Qomolangma, the highest peak in the world, in two days, officials from the Tibetan Mountaineering Association said Friday in Lhasa.

The fatal tragedies involved three South Koreans and one Japanese.

The body of South Korean expedition team captain was found at abase to a sea level of 8,500 meters, and its vice captain and another body were also found at a sea level of 8,450 meters. All three Koreans lost their lives on their ways back from the peak onMay 19.

On May 20, a Japanese mountainer also lost his life while his identity is yet to be decided.