Drama in Waidring in the Tyrolean district of Kitzbühel! A Chinese holidaymaker (73) is said to have gotten lost while hiking. As a result, he found himself on the wrong terrain. The man’s body was found during a house search on Saturday.
According to the police, the 73-year-old went out with his wife and three acquaintances on Friday near the so-called ‘ovens’. While the woman returned with her friends due to knee pain before arriving at a planned inn, the 73-year-old continued the walk. “For the return trip in the afternoon, he no longer chose an asphalt road as he had on the way there, but rather a forest path that led to impassable terrain,” the investigators said.
Large scale search
After the man did not return that evening, a search was launched. Four police patrols, a patrol with service dogs, a police helicopter, the Waidring mountain rescue service and five search dogs were involved in the search. The search had to be called off that night.
Rescued by helicopter
A new search was conducted on Saturday. The mountain rescue services of St. Johann and St. Ulrich also assisted. The holidaymaker was eventually found dead around 08:40. He was rescued by a police helicopter.
The investigation at the scene of the accident revealed that the victim of the accident fell for unknown reasons in a steep, pathless area of approximately 45 degrees and then fell into a gully of approximately 40 degrees, sustaining fatal injuries. “The relatives were cared for by a Red Cross crisis intervention team,” the director emphasizes. According to a spokesperson, “he was probably unfamiliar with the area and got lost in the dark.”
Source: Krone
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