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80-Year-Old Found Alive in Eggegebirge After Days Trapped Under Fallen Tree

Police say she is no longer in life-threatening condition following treatment for severe hypothermia.

Overview

  • Relatives reported the woman missing on September 30 after days without contact.
  • Officers located her car at the Fernsehturm near Willebadessen, prompting a targeted search with a helicopter, a Hundertschaft unit, and tracking dogs.
  • Darkness forced crews to suspend efforts overnight before operations resumed the next morning.
  • A police helicopter guided teams to a steep area about 250 meters off a trail where she was found wedged under an overturned tree.
  • Police say she may have been trapped since Saturday, September 27, though the exact duration remains uncertain.