The pensioner went for a walk at 2 p.m. in the afternoon, fell in the area of a ditch and was seriously injured, the police announced. After an unsuccessful search, his wife alerted the rescue workers, who finally found him at 10:40 p.m.
Large-scale search operation
The man contacted his 82-year-old wife by telephone after his accident before the connection was lost. The woman then went to search on her own and called the police emergency number at 7:40 p.m. In addition to the police, the mountain rescue service, the fire department and a police helicopter were involved in the large-scale search operation.
Image: Carinthia Mountain Rescue
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Image: Carinthia Mountain Rescue
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