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Flight Attendant’s Fatal Balcony Fall Prompts Austria-Italy Inquiries

Police have paused their evidence review pending an autopsy report after family lawyers lodged complaints with prosecutors in Vienna and Palermo.

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Overview

  • Aurora Maniscalco fell approximately 33 feet from her third-floor Vienna apartment balcony on June 21 and died in hospital two days later.
  • Authorities have not ruled out foul play and are awaiting autopsy conclusions requested by the family to inform their next steps.
  • Investigators are examining Maniscalco’s phone and other electronic devices to reconstruct the circumstances leading up to her fall.
  • Family lawyer Alberto Raffadale has filed formal complaints with prosecutors in both Vienna and Palermo, escalating the case across Austria and Italy.
  • Maniscalco was a 24-year-old flight attendant for Lauda Europe operating under Ryanair, adding multinational dimensions to the investigation.