A German holidaymaker had a fatal accident while climbing in Vorarlberg, Austria. According to the Vorarlberg State Police Department, the man from Fürth was traveling with a companion on a via ferrata on the Ruhealpe in Mittelberg, near the German border. At around 12.50 p.m. both reached the southern Schafalpenkopf. The holidaymaker had previously complained about a loss of strength and said that he had underestimated the via ferrata, said the police with.

When he took out his via ferrata set, he lost his balance and first fell over steep terrain and then around 100 meters over a vertical rock face towards Germany. According to police, the man suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene of the accident. He was rescued by a police helicopter. Further details about the identity of the dead man were not initially known.

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