Tragic forest walk: 85-year-old dies when wandering in Vöcklabruck

Tragic forest walk: 85-year-old dies when wandering in Vöcklabruck

Vöcklabruck, Österreich - A tragic incident shaken Vöcklabruck when a missing 85-year-old, who was considered abroad since Friday, was found dead on Monday. The man who suffered from dementia should have strayed from the way during his daily forest walk, fell in demanding terrain and finally froze frozen, as the police informed. His relatives brought him home on December 25th, but when they did not hear anything from him in the following days, they filed a missing person. A large -scale search with around 120 people and the rescue dog brigade was unsuccessful, even drones with thermal imaging cameras could not help. Only in the course of a hunt in the pastor's forest was the body of the pensioner found. There are no evidence of external debt, according to the investigators.

rock fall ensures elaborate renovation work

In another incident that also affects the region, there was a considerable rock fall on the B152 in Steinbach am Attersee in early February. Part of the Schoberstein broke off around 400 meters above the street and led to steep exits and stone strokes. The explosive work for the renovation is challenging, and a great explosion was announced for Monday, May 3. This explosion is necessary to remove a threatening boulder with a volume of around 750 cubic meters-this corresponds to almost 100 truck loads rock. State Council of Infrastructure Günther Steinkellner emphasized the complexity of the work, in particular the manual drilling of explosions nuanced the difficulty.

The work at the endangered area must be carried out carefully, since it is not possible due to the steepness of the area of machine use. The comprehensive security measures that are planned in the amount of around 6.5 million euros should protect the settlement area in the Weißenbach area against future stone strikes in the long term, said regional councilor Wolfgang Klinger. Providing protection with armored diges of the Federal Army is also to be implemented, while the specialists hope to be able to complete the urgently needed measures quickly.