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Veteran Oktoberfest Operator Biggi Baumgärtner Dies Before Opening After Cardiac Emergency

Police cite no sign of foul play, with medics describing an unusually heavy caseload in the heat.

Overview

  • Emergency teams were alerted at 7:59 a.m., reached the Schausteller trailer in about three minutes, and conducted more than 30 minutes of resuscitation without success.
  • The Wiesnwache opened a K12 death investigation and reported no indications of third-party involvement.
  • Baumgärtner, a longtime operator of the Jagdhütte shooting gallery, has been publicly identified, and her family continues running the stand in her honor.
  • Aicher Ambulanz reported a record 910 patients on the first day and more than 450 by early Sunday evening, driven by warm conditions and typical festival injuries.
  • The ambulance service also responded to a security-reported 'unclear situation' behind the Hacker-Festzelt where several visitors were found on the ground, but no stretcher intervention was needed.