Overview
- An emergency call around 14:50 on Sunday reported a fall on the observation platform of Munich’s St. Peter church in the city center.
- Responders determined the historic tower’s tight, 299-step stairwell prevented a stretcher evacuation because the patient had to remain lying down.
- Specialized height-rescue personnel rigged an external rope slide from about 60 meters and accompanied the woman safely to the ground.
- The 35-year-old was then transported by ambulance to a Munich clinic with severe injuries.
- Police and fire officials said crowds watched and applauded the operation, and the cause of the fall is not known.