Google Executive Among Hundreds Dead From Nepal Quake

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Google Executive Among Hundreds Dead From Nepal Quake

NEW YORK — Apr 25, 2015, 8:20 PM ET

Dan Fredinburg, a Google executive who described himself as an adventurer, was among the hundreds who died in a massive earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday.

Google confirmed his death. Lawrence You, the company's director of privacy, posted online that Fredinburg was in Nepal with three other Google employees climbing Mount Everest. The other three, he added, are safe.

Google would not give further details. According to the technology blog Re/Code, Fredinburg was an experienced climber who co-founded, in his spare time, Google Adventure. The project aims to "translate the Google Street View concept into extreme, exotic locations like the summit of Mount Everest or the Great Barrier Reef off Australia," according to Startup Grind, a global startup community.

Fredinburg also helped start Save the Ice, an organization dedicated to raising awareness about global warming "through adventurous campaigns and events around the world," according to its website.

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[AllyCat]

1. Sounds like he made a mark

Peaceful passing to you sir.

[erpowers]

2. Dated Sophia Bush

I know some will not like me pointing out who he dated, because they will not think it matters; however, I will still point it out. He once dated the actress Sophia Bush. That is the main reason I found out about his death. I was looking at a story on people.com and saw a link claiming that Sophia Bush was grieving the loss of an ex-boyfriend. When I clicked on the link, the article was discussing Dan Fredinburg.

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. rip