Drama on the mountain

70-year-old fell to her death shortly before the summit

Just a few meters below the summit, a 70-year-old Upper Austrian woman slipped on the Frauenkopf in Fuschl (Salzburg) on Wednesday. She fell around 100 meters over steep terrain. The emergency doctor was only able to determine the death of the woman, who was hiking with her husband.

A female hiker from the Wels-Land district died in an accident in Salzburg's Flachgau region on Wednesday. According to the mountain rescue service, the 70-year-old pensioner slipped just a few meters below the summit on her descent from the Frauenkopf (1,303 meters above sea level) in Fuschl at 12.20 p.m. and fell around 100 meters over steep, rocky terrain. An emergency doctor was only able to determine the woman's death, as the police confirmed on request.

On the way with her husband
Mountain rescuers from St. Gilgen, the ÖAMTC rescue helicopter C6 and the Libelle police helicopter as well as an Alpine police officer were deployed. Despite a doctor who happened to be present, all help came too late. The emergency doctor from the C6 was only able to determine that the woman had died. The accident victim, who had been out with her husband, was rescued by the police helicopter team with the help of a rope and flown down into the valley.