A hang-glider pilot suddenly fell out of his aircraft at Königssee - and fell from a great height to the ground.
He died at the crash site.
The police are investigating and looking for witnesses.
Schönau am Königssee
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The Police Headquarters Upper Bavaria South reports:
On Wednesday afternoon around 2:20 p.m., several emergency calls were received at the operations center of the police headquarters in Upper Bavaria South and at the integrated control center * in Traunstein about a crashed hang-glider on Jenner, a summit directly on Lake Königssee.
The pilot fell from the kite and fell to the ground from a great height, and the aircraft would also have crashed in an uncontrolled manner.
Hang glider pilot falls from aircraft - and falls from a great height
A hiker came to the victim immediately after the impact and was able to instruct the rescue workers.
The emergency doctor, mountain rescue service * and officials from the Berchtesgaden police station were unable to help the crashed hang-glider, the 74-year-old from Bischofswiesen died immediately due to serious injuries.
Hang glider accident at Königssee: Kripo determined
The permanent detective service of Kripo Traunstein immediately took over the investigation.
As things stand, the 74-year-old started as the last of a group of six from the launch site for hang-gliders on Jenner.
At the time of the accident, there were hang gliders as well as paragliders in the air, but they were taking off from a lower take-off site.
Call for witnesses after the hang-glider accident at Königssee
The investigators of the Traunstein Police Force ask for evidence of witnesses.
Other aviators who were in the air at the time of the crash may have video recordings made with their helmet cameras.
These video recordings could give the police important information to clarify the cause of the crash.
Of course, we also ask for further information from, for example, hikers.
If you have any information, we will give you the opportunity to contact the Traunstein criminal police on 0861 / 9873-0.
The recovery of the aircraft is planned for Friday afternoon.
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