Woman crashes 40 meters when collecting berry in St. Gallenkirch!

Woman crashes 40 meters when collecting berry in St. Gallenkirch!

On July 22, 2025, a serious accident occurred in St. Gallenkirch during the berry and mushroom search by a 60-year-old woman. The incident took place around 6 p.m. in the Montiel/Hüttnertobel area when the woman plunged into a ditch while looking for the autumn delicacies.

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The husband immediately informed the rescue workers who were quickly on site with a team of the St. Gallenkirch mountain rescue team. A total of ten emergency services were involved in the salvage. To recover the seriously injured woman, a rope rescue was used by a rescue helicopter in which a 80 meter long rope was used.

The salvage was successful and the injured woman was flown to the hospital with the rescue helicopter. This is not the first serious incident in the mountains in the past few weeks. On July 19, 2025, for example, 15 climbers were saved at the Zugspitze after a thunderstorm had moved across the region, and on July 18, 2025, missing alpinists were found dead at Montblanc.

The mountains always cover a certain risk, especially during the summer months when many people are on the ways. Tragic accidents, including a fatal fall from a climbing route or dangerous weather conditions, have repeatedly led to alarms from the rescue workers in recent weeks.

For more information about various mountain accidents in the past few weeks, reference is made to Alpin's article, which provides detailed reports about the incidents in the mountains. This illustrates the challenges and dangers that mountaineers and hikers can experience in nature.