ST. LOUIS (AP) — The suburban St. Louis mother of three brothers says her sons are stranded but safe after a weekend earthquake shook Nepal during their “bucket list” quest to climb Mount Everest.

Theresa Reardon of Wildwood tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Steve Reardon of Kirkwood, Mike Reardon of St. Charles, and James Reardon III of Port Orange, Florida, have been in Nepal since April 17.

 

Theresa Reardon says her sons are making their way down Everest after having reached the 15,000-foot mark of the 29,028-foot summit before Saturday’s earthquake.

Officials in Nepal say the earthquake killed more than 4,600 people, and 250 people are believed missing following a mudslide and avalanche Tuesday in an isolated village not far from the epicenter.