Tag: #MountainRescue
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GERMAN HIKER, 77, DIES AFTER 100-METER FALL IN AUSTRIAN MOUNTAINS
Tragic accident on Mittagspitze mountain; group rescues body by helicopter. A 77-year-old German hiker died after falling nearly 100 meters while descending Austria’s Mittagspitze mountain near Tschagguns. He tripped on a rocky slope Sunday afternoon and sustained fatal injuries. Authorities recovered his body with helicopter aid; the rest of the group was unharmed.
