Drama in the Zillertal

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The police helicopter was also deployed.(Bild: ZOOM Tirol)

Since the weekend, there has been no trace of a Bulgarian hiker in the Tyrolean Zillertal. Several searches were initially unsuccessful. The operation was continued on Wednesday. The body of a man was discovered. It is the missing man.

On Sunday, relatives had reported the 34-year-old Bulgarian man missing to the police. According to the information available at the time, the hiker was last seen on Saturday in the area of the Olpererhütte/Schlegeisstausee suspension bridge. He is said to have sent photos to his family from there.

Accident feared, search operation continued
Since then, there has been no sign of life from the 34-year-old. Several search operations initially came to nothing. A new operation was launched on Wednesday, involving the mountain rescue service and the Libelle Tirol police helicopter, among others.

Body discovered during operation
In the late morning, the emergency services finally discovered a male body in this area near a stream. "It is likely to be the 34-year-old man who disappeared," the police said in response to an inquiry from "Krone". In the afternoon, the police confirmed that the dead man was the Bulgarian.