Overview
- ETSV Hamburg confirmed the death of its 34-year-old captain after he fell about 70 meters from a chairlift at the Savin Kuk ski area near Žabljak.
- Hertner’s wife was trapped in the lift and rescued with injuries by emergency crews, according to reports from the scene.
- Media accounts say two double chairs apparently slid into one another during the ride, a detail now central to the prosecutor-led investigation.
- Hertner made 95 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga and 122 in the 3. Liga, and he previously represented Germany at U18 and U19 levels.
- Clubs and former colleagues, including ETSV coach Jan-Philipp Rose, SV Darmstadt 98, VfB Stuttgart and ex-keeper Timo Hildebrand, posted tributes and condolences.