Fall over rocks

Carinthian woman (68) died while hiking in South Tyrol

The mountain rescue services from Sterzing, the mountain rescue team from the Finance Guard, the Pelikan 2 rescue helicopter, the Finance Guard helicopter and the emergency pastoral care team were deployed after the mountain accident.

(Bild: bergrettung sterzing südtirol)

It was supposed to be a beautiful hike in South Tyrol, but a Carinthian woman died. Her colleagues had to be cared for by the emergency pastoral care team.

On Friday, a Carinthian hiking group had climbed the Köpfl (2189 meters) in South Tyrol, some wanted to continue to the Ochsenscharte - a path at the beginning of which the sign "Only for experienced hikers" indicates the challenge and the necessary surefootedness.

150 meters deep
After about 100 meters on this path, a 68-year-old woman, who was the last in the group, fell 150 meters over several rocks. The other hikers immediately raised the alarm, but the emergency services were only able to determine that the Carinthian woman had died.

A year ago, as reported by Italian online media, a young woman fell in almost the same place. However, she was lucky and came to rest just before the abyss with moderate injuries.