Kathmandu, May 20 (PTI) An Indian climber died after summiting Mt Lhotse, the world's fourth highest mountain in the Himalayas, according to a media report.

Rakesh Bishnoi from Rajasthan breathed his last at Yellow Band near Camp IV after returning from the summit point on Lhotse on Monday, The Himalayan Times newspaper reported.

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Bishnoi climbed Mt Lhotse after abandoning his Mt Everest bid on Sunday, the paper quoted Nepalese climbing guides as saying.

They said that he died near Yellow Band on descent.

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Efforts were underway to recover his body, the paper said.

At 8,516 metres above sea level, Lhotse is the fourth-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga.

Mount Lhotse is located in the Himalayas, straddling the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region.

Zsolt Vago, one of the most experienced videographers of Romanian national TV, also breathed his last while attempting to climb Lhotse on Sunday.

Earlier this month, two foreigners - a Filipino and an Indian climber- died while attempting to climb Mt Everest. PTI

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