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In Austria, a hiker died while taking photos.
During a rest on a hiking trail near Bad Gastein in the Hohe Tauern National Park, she went over the edge of the path because her companion was supposed to take a photo of her, as the police reported on Sunday.
According to the information, she fell down a steep rock face more than 60 meters high and remained motionless in a stream bed.
The accident happened near a power station and a waterfall, it said.
The alarmed emergency services could only determine the death of the woman.
According to the police, the body of the 57-year-old Austrian was recovered by a helicopter.
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