Parpan GR 83-year-old man crushed by toppling cheese shelf

Stefan Michel

10.10.2024

A relative found the man lifeless in the cheese cellar under a toppled shelf (symbolic image).
A relative found the man lifeless in the cheese cellar under a toppled shelf (symbolic image).
Kantonspolizei Graubünden

An 83-year-old man fell under a toppling shelf while working in a cheese cellar. A relative found him lifeless in the cheese cellar.

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  • In Parpan, an 83-year-old man fell under a tipping shelf while working in a cheese cellar.
  • A relative found the man dead.

A tragic accident occurred in a cheese cellar in Parpan GR. An 83-year-old man fell under a tipping shelf.

Because the man never showed up, a relative went to look for him. He found him lifeless in the cheese cellar.

It is not known how long the man had been lying there and whether he could have been saved if he had been discovered earlier.