Fatal fall in Mödling: Young people risk life in abandoned factory

Fatal fall in Mödling: Young people risk life in abandoned factory

In a tragic incident in Kaltenleuten, Mödling district, a 15-year-old youth lost her life on Thursday evening inside a former cement factory. The investigators suspect that the group, in which two boys (15 and 21 years old) and another 18-year-old girl were, possibly took part in a so-called "Lost Place Challenge" when the accident happened. According to reports from krone.at the girl crashed from the sixth floor at 10 p.m. through a hole in the ground, the diameter of which was between two and four meters.

The young people had gained access to the empty building via a closed staircase, which was already secured with construction fences and formwork plates from undesirable entering, as reported the press . The terrifying detail is that the girl suddenly fell into the hole during a turn. Her friends immediately tried to reanimate them and alerted the rescue, but their life could not be saved. The investigators are now faced with the task of clarifying whether it was a test of courage or another kind of adventure.

The father of one of the affected people commented on the last minutes of the girl and was stunned by the brutal reality of the accident. "They just wanted to enjoy the beautiful view," he said to the media and could not believe that it should have been an uncertain action. Eyewitness reports and other surveys are underway to reconstruct the exact course of tragic waste.

The tragic event illustrates the dangers that the abandoned buildings bring, and the market town of Kaltenleuten is concerned about the unauthorized use of such places. She appeals to young people to prevent such dangers because they could have fatal consequences. "The building is barricaded and actually inaccessible," emphasizes the community and warns of possible imitations of these dangerous internet trends.