Drama in Hinterstoder: Climbing (61) falls heavily and is saved

Drama in Hinterstoder: Climbing (61) falls heavily and is saved

In the Upper Austrian district of Perg, a dramatic climbing accident occurred on Friday, February 21, 2025. A 61-year-old woman was in the "Poppenberg" via ferrata in Hinterstoder when she crashed in the last difficult passage. The fall occurred around 3 p.m., when the climbing, unfortunately, fell a few meters into the depths and opened onto a dangerous rocky lead with her left breast side. Her companions reacted immediately and put an emergency call to get help. As the Upper Austria police report, the friends immediately secured the injured woman and provided first aid at the scene of the accident.

emergency aid and hospital stay

After the first aid, the injured person was flown to a hospital with an emergency medicine helicopter. The exact severity of your injuries is currently unclear, but it was spoken of "indefinite degrees". The incident has already attracted the attention of the authorities, which are now examining the circumstances of the fall. So far it is still unclear why the experienced climbing suddenly came down, which makes the situation even more dramatic, since such accidents can usually have lower causes that must be taken into account in the security in the alpine area, as well as newsfeedreader report.