Overview

• On June 22, a 28-year-old German hiker from Tirol fell about 280 meters while descending from the 3,001-meter Gigalitz peak in Austria’s Zillertal Alps.
• The fall occurred roughly 100 meters below the summit along the mountain’s steep, rocky south face.
• Her 34-year-old Austrian partner witnessed the accident and bystanders immediately dialed emergency services.
• A rescue helicopter team confirmed her death on arrival and a police helicopter later recovered her body using a rope.
• Last year, the Austrian Alpine Safety Board reported 309 fatalities in the country’s mountain regions.