Found injured

Hours-long search for missing walker

A woman did not return home after a walk. She was only found by the Annaberg mountain rescue team at 3 am.

(Bild: Bergrettung Mitterbach)

After a walk, a woman was reported missing in Annaberg in the district of Lilienfeld (Lower Austria). Heavy rain and thunderstorms made the search difficult. She was not found until 3 a.m., suffering from hypothermia.

The Annaberg mountain rescue team set out around midnight on Wednesday to search for a missing 64-year-old woman. The second homeowner had not returned home after a walk. 

The police, fire department and mountain rescue team set out on the search, and the rescue dog team was also alerted. The police and fire department searched the network of hiking trails in the Annaberg area, and four search dogs and a drone were also deployed. The mountain rescue services kept a lookout in the alpine area. Various forest paths were also searched for the missing person by vehicle and on foot. Heavy rain and thunderstorms made the search more difficult, and the temperature had also dropped in the meantime. 

Found injured and hypothermic
After hours of searching, the woman was finally found injured at around 3 am. She had slipped and fallen over an embankment, reports the Mitterbach mountain rescue team. Due to her summer clothing, the woman was already hypothermic. She was first treated by the mountain rescue team and then transported away on a mountain stretcher. The St. Aegyd Red Cross took the injured woman to the Voralpenklinikum Lilienfeld.