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58-Year-Old Dies After Collapse En Route to Totensonntag Memorial at Hohe Liebe

Attempts at resuscitation failed, leaving the cause undetermined.

Overview

  • Police confirmed the man collapsed while ascending the Hohe Liebe on Sunday late morning and died at the scene.
  • Members of the Bergwacht and an on-site doctor began CPR immediately before emergency crews and a helicopter-borne physician continued efforts without success.
  • The hike led to an annual Ewigkeitssonntag remembrance at a memorial for Saxon mountaineers who fell in World War I.
  • The incident occurred on a trail in Saxon Switzerland National Park in the area between Kirnitzschtal and the Schrammsteine.
  • Authorities have not established a medical reason for the collapse, and no further findings have been announced.