Fatal polytrauma
Mountain hiker (61) died after falling into a ditch
A couple from Altmünster wanted to enjoy the relatively mild autumn weather on a mountain hike up the Sonnstein (Upper Austria) on Saturday. However, the excursion ended in tragedy. The 61-year-old man fell into a ditch on the descent into the valley. He suffered such serious injuries that doctors were unable to help him.
The couple from Altmünster had undertaken a hike up the Sonnstein near Traunkirchen at around midday on All Souls' Day. After a rest at the Sonnstein hut, the woman (61) set off towards the valley at around 4.45 pm.
Cause of the fall unclear
Her husband, who was the same age, followed her 15 minutes later. At around 5.30 p.m., the man slipped for an as yet unexplained reason and fell about 20 meters into the "ice ditch" located there. It was already dark.
Loud cries for help
His wife was on the opposite side of the ditch at the time. She heard her husband's cries for help. However, due to the extremely steep terrain, she was unable to get down to the 61-year-old.
She alerted the rescue services. Mountain rescuers brought the man down to the valley on a stretcher, from where he was taken to the Salzkammergut Klinikum Vöcklabruck by the Red Cross. The 61-year-old, who had suffered polytrauma in the fall, died shortly afterwards in hospital.
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