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The body was found below the Hochgehrenspitze (back).
The area in the Kleinwalsertal is known for demanding climbing tours and hikes
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A body was found on a mountain in Austria's Kleinwalsertal.
The Austrian police in Hirschegg said it was most likely a man from Baden-Württemberg who had been missing in this area since last autumn.
Investigators are now clarifying the identity and the exact course of the accident.
According to police reports, the 67-year-old man from Heidenheim was reported missing at the end of October 2021.
He was on a challenging climb that runs along the border between Bavaria and the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.
The body was found below the Hochgehrenspitze on Saturday.
A police helicopter rescued them and flew them down into the valley.
Investigators believe the man fell.
Just a few weeks ago, 99 schoolchildren and their teachers were rescued from mountain distress in Kleinwalsertal.
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