Overview

• A 50-year-old woman from Erding fell to her death below the 2,741-meter Grießspitze in Tirol while on the 'Andrea' route at the Stöttlwand-Fischplatten, police reported.
• Her 56-year-old husband abseiled after the fall and was brought to safety by an emergency helicopter.
• Tirol police said the exact circumstances of the Grießspitze accident are still under investigation.
• In South Tyrol, a 31-year-old German died after a roughly 200-meter fall on the Königspitze during the descent, according to Italian mountain rescue.
• Separately, a 57-year-old from Passau and a 47-year-old Russian companion were hoisted off the Großglockner with mild hypothermia and no injuries.