Comrade had to watch
Hiker slips and falls 200 meters – dead
A mountain tour in the Silvretta group ended fatally for a 69-year-old Dutchman. The man was on his way from the Silvrettahorn to the Schneeglocke with his 60-year-old companion when he suddenly slipped on a snow field and subsequently fell 200 meters down a wall on the Swiss side.
Two Dutch alpinists, aged 60 and 69, set off on Friday from the Wiesbadner Hütte in the direction of the Silvrettahorn. After reaching the 3244-metre-high summit at lunchtime, the duo decided to traverse further in the direction of the Schneeglocke (3223 meters).
Falling over a rock face
At around 1.30 p.m., they were walking around a terrain obstacle when tragedy struck. The 69-year-old Dutchman fell, then slid across a snowfield in front of his mountain companion and ultimately fell some 200 meters down a rock face.
His companion immediately alerted the rescue services, but the fallen alpinist could only be rescued dead by the Swiss Air-Rescue Rega team using a winch.
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