Accident on Friday afternoon Mountain hiker (66) falls over rock face on the Rigi - dead
A 66-year-old man died in an accident on Mount Rigi on Friday. For reasons as yet unexplained, he left the hiking trail and fell into the depths.
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- A lifeless man was found on Mount Rigi on Friday.
- The 66-year-old had strayed from the hiking trail and fallen over a rock face.
- The circumstances of the accident are still unclear.
A man fell to his death on the Rigi on Friday afternoon. The accident occurred on Friday afternoon in the area between "Heiligchrüz" and "Felsentor" on Mount Rigi. According to Lucerne police, a report of a lifeless person was received at 2.45 pm.
When the emergency services arrived, the 66-year-old man was found to be dead. According to the information available so far, he left the hiking trail for as yet unexplained reasons, slid down a slope and then fell over a rock face. He sustained fatal injuries in the process.
In addition to the Lucerne police alpine task force, the fire department of the lakeside communities and a helicopter from the Swiss Army and Swiss Air-Rescue were also deployed.