Death drama on the Rax: missing 54-year-old found dead!

Death drama on the Rax: missing 54-year-old found dead!

Raxalpe, Österreich - on the Rax, a popular destination for hikers, there was a tragic alpine accident. A 54-year-old man from the Neunkirchen district was found dead after he had been missing since December 2. According to the Lower Austria police department, the search for Lower Austrians began on Monday evening after the last contact took place around 2 p.m. and relatives made the alarm. The search was initially broken off on Tuesday at 2:30 a.m. due to the darkness and continued in the morning.

The dramatic turn occurred on Tuesday morning when a witness informed the emergency services at around 8:20 a.m. that he had discovered a lifeless person below the "Vilma Haid View". When they arrive, the emergency services could only determine the death of the man. Investigations showed that the 54-year-old had fallen for about five meters due to an unknown cause and then fell for another 30 meters into a stony depression, which led to his fatal injuries, as 5min.at reported.

search action confirms the death drama

The large search campaign in which mountain rescue, alpine police and police dogs were involved, illustrates the dangers of the alpine terrain. Despite all the efforts, the search for the missing man ended tragically and confirmed the death drama, which took place on the Rax. As this is another sad incident in the Austrian mountains that focuses on the dangers of hiking in such regions.