Hiker (53) injured

Woman fell over an embankment and hit a rock

Serious hiking accident on Sunday afternoon in Tyrol! A 53-year-old woman slipped on a path, fell over an embankment and crashed into a stone. The woman had to be taken to hospital.

The local woman was descending from the Wankspitze in the direction of the so-called Lacke or Lehnberghaus together with her sister in Obsteig (Imst district) at around 2 pm on Sunday. The woman suddenly slipped on the hiking trail.

Seriously injured
"The woman fell over an embankment where she hit a stone", according to the police. The 53-year-old was seriously injured and had to be taken to the hospital in Innsbruck by the ambulance service.