Missing for 2 days

Major search operation: hunter (82) did not come home

The "Libelle" was involved in the search.

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Around 50 emergency services from various blue light organizations searched for an 82-year-old hunter who disappeared on Tuesday evening. 

At 8.44 pm on Monday, the police in Hermagor received a report that the 82-year-old was missing. "He had left the hunting lodge 'Gemauerte Hütte' at around 5 p.m., walked around 1,400 meters of altitude alone in the direction of the valley and had not arrived home," an officer described the incident report. A large contingent of helpers - including mountain rescuers, sniffer and search dogs, helicopters and even drones - immediately rushed to the scene, which is located in the Zuchengraben (Graslitze) area near Förolach. "The area is steep and interspersed with rocks," says the police, explaining how challenging the search operation was. 

Search called off due to weather
Hours passed, even days, as the emergency services searched for the missing hunter - without success. "The search operation launched on Tuesday was unsuccessful and had to be called off at 4 p.m. on Wednesday due to the onset of bad weather," said the police. So there has been no trace of the 82-year-old for more than 48 hours.