Overview
- A walker discovered the horse's carcass on Monday evening in the Puittal near Leutasch after a police dog had picked up the scent.
- Floki had been missing since 27 June from the Hochalm pasture where he grazed with three other horses and prompted daily searches by his owners.
- Authorities had earlier investigated possible theft and deployed thermal imaging drones but reported no corroborating traces from those efforts.
- The body was located lying among low mountain pines above the pasture and the owners’ suggestion of a fall in steep terrain has not been supported by evidence so far.
- The family is grieving and police say the probe will continue while the case highlights how dwarf pines and steep alpine slopes can hide animals and complicate search operations.