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Google Engineer Dan Fredinburg Killed in Everest Avalanche
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An American was killed in the avalanche on Mount Everest that resulted from the massive Nepal earthquake on Saturday, a tour company said.
Dan Fredinburg, a Google executive based in California, had been scaling Everest for the past three weeks with an expedition team through Jagged Globe, a U.K.-based tour company.
"It is with the greatest sorrow that we report the death of one of our Everest team members, Daniel Fredinburg.
Two other team members have non-life threatening injuries, as a result of the avalanche that struck base camp during the earthquake and its aftershocks," Jagged Globe posted on its website.
No other team members or sherpas were injured, the company added.
Fredinburg is the first American confirmed dead from Saturday's 7.8-magnitude quake and the Everest avalanche it triggered.
It was not known whether other Americans are among the reported 1,400 deaths, which includes at least 10 deaths on Everest.
Fredinburg made headlines for dating actress Sophia Bush in 2013 and 2014, and was the head of privacy for innovation lab Google[x].
He described himself as an "Inventor, Adventurer, and Energetic Engineer" on his Google+ page.
"Sadly, we lost one of our own in this tragedy," Google said in a statement Saturday.
The company also announced it was pledging $1 million to response efforts in Nepal.
"Our thoughts are with the people of Nepal, and with Dan's family and friends during this terrible time."
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