- Tourist sustains severe injuries after accidental fall into a water pit.
A hiker from Baden-Württemberg took an unexpected plunge into a water pit in the Berchtesgaden Alps, resulting in severe injuries. The 72-year-old was airlifted to a hospital by helicopter, as reported by the Bavarian Red Cross. The unfortunate incident saw the woman falling approximately 15 meters into a pool situated within a mountain stream, and then being dragged another 20 meters.
A fellow hiker made the emergency call. A rescue team member and a paramedic were lowered into the ravine to attend to the woman using a helicopter, while other rescue team members rappelled down.
The rescuers needed a helicopter to quickly transport the injured hiker to the hospital. Upon arrival at the scene, they lowered a team member and a paramedic into the ravine using the helicopter.
