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The accident happened at an altitude of 2,700 meters: A mountaineer from Munich died in a crash in the Salzburg mountains.
According to the Austrian police, the accident in the Kaprun area happened on Thursday.
The 64-year-old alpinist was out and about with a 58-year-old man from Bavaria.
The older one went ahead, slipped and fell 100 meters, the police said.
When an emergency doctor reached the victim in a helicopter in the steep, rocky terrain, he could only determine the death of the 64-year-old.
The man was well equipped, but at the time of the accident he did not strap his crampons to his shoes, the police said.
kha / dpa
