Father collapsed

Children after death: “Dad should come back”

Photo from happy days: Johannes "Hannes" Nagl with his two children Jonas (6) and Laura (2).(Bild: zVg)

Just one week before their eighth wedding anniversary, 37-year-old Hannes Nagl from Upper Austria suddenly collapsed and died in hospital. He leaves behind his wife Regina and their two children Jonas (6) and Laura (2). In addition to the grief over the painful loss of the family man and farmer, there are now unfortunately also financial worries about the future.

May 4th began like any other day for the Nagl family from Maria Neustift - but it ended in disaster.

A friend was visiting and they were enjoying the beautiful weather in the garden. Suddenly, the moment that would change everything: dad Hannes suddenly collapsed, right in front of his wife Regina and their children Jonas (6) and Laura (2).

Resuscitation attempts started
"My sister is a geriatric nurse, she realized straight away that it was serious. She immediately started resuscitating Hannes. Her friend brought the children into the house and tried to isolate them as much as possible," says Gerlinde Infanger, the widow's sister.

"I don't want dad to die," Jonas (6) is said to have said - the 37-year-old was his great role model. The rescue chain was set in motion immediately and the emergency doctor continued to try to resuscitate the farmer. He was taken to hospital by rescue helicopter, but all hope and fear was in vain.

With the words "After 'love', 'help' is the most beautiful time word in the world", friends of the couple are collecting money to at least ease the financial worries of widow Regina and her two children a little.(Bild: zVg)

Shocking news of death
When the news of his death came from the hospital just a few hours later, the family's world fell apart. "The children kept saying that their dad should come back," says Infanger.

The couple have a farm in Maria Neustift. Now the widow is not only alone with the work, but also with the financial burdens. "They only built a new barn in 2018. No one knows yet how things will continue in the long term.

Widow works part-time
Regina works part-time as a caregiver for the elderly. They split the work in the barn, Hannes managed the land," explains the sister. Friends have set up a donation account to at least alleviate the financial worries a little. Neighbors and family are helping with the work on the farm. The couple would have celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary next week.

Donation account Nagl Regina:
IBAN: AT40 3408 0000 0773 9360