Because he did not come back from a tour in the Berchtesgaden Alps, a vacationer reported her partner as missing.
A search party could only rescue the man dead.
Ramsau
- A man's vacation in the Berchtesgaden region came to a tragic end: the Saxon had a fatal accident on a mountain tour near Ramsau (Berchtesgadener Land *).
A large-scale search operation could only rescue the man dead.
The police report.
Ramsau: Vacationers set off on a mountain tour - and do not return
On Wednesday (July 7th) a 71-year-old Saxon set out on a mountain tour.
When he still had not returned the next day, Thursday morning, his partner reported him missing to the police.
The man, a long-time holiday guest in Ramsau, was, according to his partner, knowledgeable about the area and driven through the mountains, but had no cell phone with him.
The vacationer reported that her partner had already left the campsite in Ramsau on Wednesdays.
His planned tour: to climb the Hohe Gerstfeld on the Reiteralpe via the Halsalm.
However, a request by phone confirmed: The person wanted had not stayed at the Traunsteiner Hütte as agreed.
Fatal accident in Berchtesgaden Alps: helicopter can only rescue missing people dead
A little later a large-scale search began.
Several search parties from the Ramsau mountain rescue service were brought to various climbs on the Reiteralpe.
A police helicopter was also used.
Shortly after half past nine the sad realization came: At about 1700 meters on the south-east crash of the Hohen Gerstfeld, a helicopter discovered an obviously fallen person.
According to the police report, the climber was lying in a wide gully in the steep Schrofen terrain.
It is currently assumed that the number of holidaymakers has increased massively.
Because the scene of the accident was far from any paths, climbs and climbing routes.
A short time later, the victim was rescued by a rescue helicopter and flown into the valley.
Here only the death of the man could be determined.
A mountain guide from the Berchtesgaden police station has taken over the investigation into the course of the accident.
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