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Cyclist had to be resuscitated after a fall

Thanks to a 62-year-old female doctor, a 71-year-old man from Lower Austria could be resuscitated. The woman, who comes from Germany, had witnessed together with others when the pensioner had a serious fall on his bicycle near Bad Ischl and suffered a cardiovascular arrest.

A 71-year-old man from Sonntagberg (Lower Austria) had gone on a bike tour from Ebensee to the Rettenbachalm in Bad Ischl on Monday together with three friends. On the return journey via the Rettenbach forest road in the direction of Bad Ischl, the 71-year-old in front of them must have overlooked a pothole at around 2.40 pm. He crashed heavily.

The pensioner was apparently unconscious immediately and shortly afterwards also suffered a cardiovascular arrest. A doctor (62) from Germany who was traveling in the group immediately began resuscitation measures.

Martin 3 emergency helicopter(Bild: Robert Loy)

Together with the emergency doctor from the "Martin 3" rescue helicopter and other rescuers, the 71-year-old was finally stabilized. He was flown by the helicopter crew to the Salzkammergut Klinikum Vöcklabruck, where he received further care.