On Sunday afternoon, shortly before 11:50 am, a tragic accident occurred in the Swiss Rhine Valley when a tree trunk fell down en route to the Tamina Gorge (Canton of St. Gallen), which is popular with tourists and locals alike. a woman and her child. The 42-year-old and her six-year-old son were so seriously injured that both died on the spot.
The woman drove with her son and other people on the dirt road from Bad Ragaz towards the Tamina Gorge. The road is bordered on the left by a small stream, on the right there is an almost vertical rock wall with trees at the top. A tree trunk came loose there and fell on the street and hit the Swiss woman and her son.
The immediately alerted rescuers and an emergency doctor from the AP3 air rescue service were only able to determine the death of the two. After the incident, all hiking trails in the area were closed because it could not be ruled out that the terrible accident was related to Friday’s heavy rain. On Monday, the approximately four kilometers long route will be checked by experts.
Source: Krone
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