A tragic mountain accident occurred in the Upper Bavarian Alps. A woman fell several hundred meters to her death.
- A woman died in the Alps.
- The vacationer was traveling in the Upper Bavarian Alps.
- It fell several hundred meters.
According to the police, the incident occurred on Friday . According to initial knowledge, a woman plunged several hundred meters through rocky terrain. The woman suffered fatal injuries.
Bad luck in the Bavarian Alps: woman falls to her death - she was traveling alone
The victim is a 57-year-old from Baden-Württemberg. On Friday she left alone for a mountain tour on the Hohen Fricken near Farchant in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district .
The woman was only missed by her relatives in the evening, as she had not returned to the accommodation until then . The relatives then reported the woman as missing.
In addition to the mountain rescue service, the police and fire brigade also went looking for the woman. They did not find anything until Saturday morning. Officials discovered and recovered the woman's body from a police helicopter.
Relatives are now being looked after by a crisis intervention team.
A real storm front is brewing in Bavaria on Saturday. * Day trippers should be careful.
You can find more news from the Garmisch-Partenkirchen region at merkur.de *.
rjs with dpa
* merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
