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Father Dies on Gorizia Hike Despite Son's CPR Efforts

Emergency teams praised the boy's swift, phone-guided CPR response following his father's collapse

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Overview

  • The 49-year-old military officer collapsed around 11:30 AM near the Monte Calvario monument during a hike with his son
  • His 10-year-old son called 112 on his father's phone and performed CPR under remote guidance from emergency dispatchers
  • Despite the boy's efforts, the father died in his arms before rescuers from ambulance, police, firefighters and alpine teams arrived
  • Giulio Trillò, head of the regional emergency health structure, said no one could have done more to save him
  • After the incident, responders accompanied the boy home to his mother and the case was turned over to local authorities