Overview
- Authorities say the 85-year-old from Vienna died after a herd attacked the couple on August 31 on a forest path between the Türlwandhütte and the Austriahütte near Ramsau am Dachstein in Styria.
- The man’s 82-year-old wife suffered serious injuries but is not in life-threatening condition, according to police.
- The couple’s dog fled during the attack, sustained minor injuries, and has been returned to relatives.
- Other hikers and hut operators provided first aid before air ambulances flew both victims to a Salzburg hospital, where the man died before a planned emergency operation.
- The Leoben prosecutor ordered an autopsy to determine causation, and police investigations into the circumstances of the attack are ongoing, with officials noting similar Alpine incidents often involve dogs.