Fatal hiking skills: 73-year-old crashes in the Lattengebirge

Im Berchtesgadener Land ereigneten sich kürzlich tragische Bergunfälle, bei denen Wanderer in den Lattengebirgen betroffen waren.
Tragic mountain accidents recently occurred in the Berchtesgadener Land, in which hikers were affected in the slatted mountains. (Symbolbild/MW)

Fatal hiking skills: 73-year-old crashes in the Lattengebirge

Bad Reichenhall, Deutschland - In the picturesque Latte Mountains near Bad Reichenhall, a tragic mountain accident occurred on June 11, 2025. A 73-year-old woman from Baden-Württemberg fell several meters into the steep, rock-enforced east side of the kart's, and died in dangerous crash. The shocking incident occurred around 1:20 p.m. when other hikers watched the fall at the summit cross and immediately made the emergency call. Chiemgau24 reports that the mountain monitoring Bad Reichenhall and Teisendorf-anger were alerted.

The quick reaction of the emergency services was of the utmost importance. An Austrian emergency helicopter, "Christophorus 6", was requested to quickly provide help. The helicopter's pilot dropped two mountain rescuers in Bavarian Gmain, which then climbed towards the site on the Gratweg between the Kartopf and Schreck. Despite the rapid use of the mountain rescuers and initiated resuscitation measures, all help for the crashed woman came too late.

the dramatic use

The situation was extremely tense for everyone involved. The two mountain rescuers quickly got up to the summit and roped down to the crashed hiker. The tragedy of the accident took its course and other mountain rescuers were flown to the site with the helicopter. In addition, the police helicopter "Edelweiß 18" dropped two police mountain guides of the alpine operational group to support the rescue measures. But despite all efforts, it was not possible to save the life of the woman. Together with the rescue workers, the deceased hiker was then flown to the valley.

The dramatic scenes also had an impact on the other hikers who had witnessed the accident. Four other people were brought into the valley by cable car and received psychological support from the mountain rescue team's crisis intervention team. This type of psychological support is particularly important to help affected witnesses and relatives to process such trauma.

hiker in need - a review

In order to strengthen security awareness in the region, an incident from last week should also be remembered. On May 24, 2025, seven hikers, including five men and two women between the ages of 23 and 65, had to take advantage of help in the Berchtesgaden Alps. They had difficulty relegation and were stuck in steep terrain at around 900 meters of altitude. Darkness and risk of rockfall were the biggest challenges for the group. In this case, ten mountain rescuers of the Bavarian Red Cross and the mountain rescue service were used to safely free the hikers from their predicament with a rescue helicopter with a rescue helicopter. [Infranken] (https://www.infranken.de/bayern/wanderer-bergwacht-berchtesgadener-alpener-lattebirge-notruf-Rettungenhubrauber-kipfel-off-art-6219996) reports.

These incidents urgently show how important it is to always be careful and well prepared when hiking in the mountains. Nature can be unpredictable and require the right respect so that the tragic accidents such as that of June 11, 2025 can be avoided. Our thoughts are in the bereaved of the deceased woman and with all those who take care of the safety of hikers in the Bavarian Alps.

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