Overview
- Quirin Kuhnert, 32, died while trying to save his 83-year-old neighbor, Guerrina Skocaj, when a slide from Colle di San Giorgio overran homes in Brazzano di Cormons.
- Another resident who helped raise the alarm was rescued with a crushed pelvis and a fractured femur and is hospitalized but not in life-threatening condition.
- Firefighters and civil protection units from several northern regions spent about 12 hours recovering Kuhnert’s body with helicopter and canine support.
- The regional government declared a state of emergency, allocated €1 million for urgent works, and Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci authorized interregional assistance.
- The downpour reached about 300 millimetres despite only a yellow alert, leading to evacuations in Versa, rooftop rescues during a blackout, and flooding of local sites including chef Antonia Klugmann’s starred restaurant.