Overview

• The fall occurred during a solo descent in the Teufelshorn area next to the Großglockner, Austria’s highest peak at 3,798 meters.
• Three other mountaineers saw the plunge and immediately alerted rescue services.
• A medical helicopter reached the site quickly, but the climber was recovered dead.
• Police reported good weather at the time, and authorities have not yet explained how the accident happened.
• The incident adds to recent Alpine fatalities, including a separate Matterhorn death of a German climber announced by Valais police on Monday.