It was a mountain guide who gave the alert. After observing traces of slipping, this Friday on the heights of Stosswihr (Haut-Rhin) in Alsace, he contacted the emergency services. From the gendarmerie helicopter, they spotted the lifeless body of a 44-year-old man, report The Latest News from Alsace.
The victim, from the Vosges, slipped on a very steep slope of rocks and trees. Despite attempts to resuscitate the rescuers, the hiker could not be resuscitated. His body was extracted by means of a helicopter, as he was in a very deep area. The gendarmes of the high mountain platoon and the specialized mountain firefighters intervened.