Seriously injured and taken to hospital
Woman (67) falls into stream bed while taking photos
On Monday, a woman fell into a stream bed of the Schwarza near the 1st Vienna Water Pipeline Trail near Reichenau an der Rax (Lower Austria) and suffered serious injuries. She was flown to hospital by rescue helicopter.
A 67-year-old German citizen and her husband (68) were on their way back from a hike on the 1st Vienna Water Pipeline Trail in the area of the Mittagstein in the municipality of Reichenau an der Rax in the district of Neunkirchen. The two left the marked path and set off in search of a bathing spot on the Schwarza.
Slipped while taking a photo
While trying to take a photo, the woman slipped and fell five to six meters deep into the shallow bed of the Schwarza river, according to the Lower Austria Provincial Police Directorate. The man immediately alerted the mountain rescue service and the fire department.
To hospital by helicopter
The 67-year-old woman was rescued from the bed of the stream by the emergency services and given first aid by a Red Cross team. The victim suffered serious injuries in the fall and was flown to the Wiener Neustadt Regional Hospital by the Martin 5 rescue helicopter.
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