Overview
- Reports indicate a double chair detached or tilted and struck another seat, sending Hertner about 70 meters to his death.
- His 30-year-old wife was rescued with serious injuries, including a leg fracture, and remains hospitalized.
- Rescue teams evacuated additional tourists who were left suspended on the line after the failure.
- The accident occurred Sunday around 13:00 at the Savin Kuk ski area in Durmitor National Park near Žabljak.
- ETSV Hamburg confirmed the death as German clubs posted tributes; Hertner captained ETSV Hamburg after spells with 1860 Munich, Erzgebirge Aue and Darmstadt 98.