Dramatic moments during a hike towards the Lienzer Hütte: a 69-year-old hiker suddenly toppled and fell 20 meters before hitting a boulder – in front of his wife’s eyes.
A multi-day hike by a German couple (69 and 62 years old) came to a tragic end: On Wednesday, the two experienced and well-equipped mountaineers had already hiked from Putschall (municipality of Großkirchheim) via the Gradental to the Adolf Noßberger Hut. The holidaymakers spent the night there before leaving for the Lienzer Hütte on Thursday morning.
Slipped into a crevasse after falling 20 meters
“At approximately 1:20 p.m., the 69-year-old was holding a safety rope with one hand and his walking sticks with the other,” police said. “For unknown reasons, the man fell onto his side, rolled over and fell almost 60 feet!” He hit a boulder and slid into a crevice at the edge of a snowfield.
No cell phone reception – woman went to get help
The seriously injured man could no longer free himself – his wife climbed up to him and tried to pull him out of the crevice with all her strength – but without success. “When she could not do that and had no reception to make an emergency call, she decided to go back to the Adolf Noßberghut and get help,” the state police headquarters reported.
On the way, she was finally able to make an emergency call and set the rescue chain in motion. “The 69-year-old was rescued by the C7 emergency helicopter team and flown to hospital in Innsbruck with serious injuries.”
Source: Krone
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