Accident While Hiking: Lower Austrian Seriously Injured

A 70-year-old man fell and was seriously injured while hiking on the Gippel (Lilienfeld district) on Thursday. The man from St. Pölten stated that he held onto a stone weighing around 200 kilos, which gave way. The pensioner fell about ten meters and got caught on a tree. Since the man could not climb back up, he called emergency services. According to a police report on Friday, the seriously injured man was rescued by rope and flown to the hospital.

Mountain Rescue in Action After Accident in Lower Austria

The man had set out from St. Aegyd am Neuwalde towards Preinecksattel and to the Gippel. The accident occurred around 2:00 PM during the ascent to the summit. The mountain rescue teams from St. Aegyd and Hohenberg, officers from the local police station, the Alpine Task Force West, and the emergency medical helicopter "Christophorus 15" were deployed. The Lower Austrian was treated at the Amstetten State Hospital.

(APA/Red)

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