26-year-old dead
Young Swede lay dead near Gastein waterfall
As was announced on Monday, there was a fatality in Bad Gastein on Sunday. An injured person was reported to the police in the area of the waterfall. Rescuers were only able to determine the death of the young Swede (26).
On Sunday morning, the police in Bad Gastein im Pongau were alerted to the waterfall area as an injured person had been reported.
When they arrived, assisted by first responders from the Red Cross, the officers found the casualty on the opposite side of the river, above the waterfall path. All help came too late for the 26-year-old - he was already dead, as the police announced on Monday afternoon.
Plunged around 100 meters
Only the death of the 26-year-old man from Sweden could be determined by the rescue team. The police suspect that the accident victim fell from the cliff above, which was around 100 meters high.
The cause of the accident was still unclear on Monday evening. Further investigations by the police and mountain rescue services are ongoing.
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