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A father and daughter's story of survival during the Everest earthquake

While in Nepal to cover the Earthquake that struck that nation in April, NBC's Richard Engel heard that the earthquake had triggered an avalanche near Everest basecamp. He went up there to find out what happened and found one group of climbers that was on the mountain at the time of the avalanche. Two of those climbers, were a father and daughter, who's close brush with death gave them a new outlook on life.
/ Source: TODAY

While in Nepal to cover the Earthquake that struck that nation in April, NBC’s Richard Engel heard that the earthquake had triggered an avalanche near Everest basecamp. He went up there to find out what happened and found one group of climbers that was on the mountain at the time of the avalanche. Two of those climbers, were a father and daughter, who’s close brush with death gave them a new outlook on life.