Tag: hiker
Zermatt: German hiker runs after dog – and falls to her death
Swiss mountains Accident near Zermatt: German hiker runs after dog – and falls to her death A view of the Matterhorn near Zermatt © Fabrice Coffrini / AFP A tragic…
A helicopter hiker in absolute emergency after a heat stroke
This Monday when temperatures exceeded 35 degrees in the Gorges du Tarn, the firefighters of Aveyron had to intervene to save a hiker, according to Press Center. The latter, aged…
The hiker reported missing in the Pyrénées-Orientales found safe and sound in Andorra
This is a great relief for those close to Juliette Noir. This 25-year-old Rémoise, missing since Saturday August 19, was found safe the next day. After vanishing at the foot…
Hiker killed by rock fall
A Dutch hiker was killed by a rockfall late Monday afternoon in the Haut-Giffre massif, in Haute-Savoie, gendarmes and firefighters said. The victim, aged 28, was moving with his companion,…
A hiker and a parachutist were killed this weekend in the mountains
A dark weekend in the Ariège mountains this week-end. Two people, a hiker and a parachutist, were killed on Sunday. The hiker, aged 56 according to The Midi Dispatch, fell…
Canada: 16-year-old missing hiker found back after 54 hours
Golden Ears Provincial Park Canada: 16-year-old missing hiker found back alone after 54 hours thanks to digital camera Golden Ears Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada (stock photo) © Claude…
A year before, an invalid hiker tries a crazy crossing in the capital
He wants to “bring self-transcendence to Mount Olympus and turn the neck of fatality”. Faouzi Derbouz, a 45-year-old Parisian suffering from a nosocomial infection which threatens him with paralysis, embarks…
Marquartstein: hiker falls 40 meters and dies – Bavaria
A 58-year-old died on a hike in Upper Bavaria. The man had fallen around 40 meters at a point on the Schnappenberg near Marquartstein (Traunstein district), the police said. He…
A 21-year-old hiker falls to her death in the mountains
Not seeing her return, relatives had given the alert on Saturday. The body of a 21-year-old young woman, who went hiking alone on Saturday in the area of Gourettein the…
A hiker dies after being hit by a felled tree on nearby land
Dramatic accident on Saturday morning on a road near Balinghem, in Pas-de-Calais. While hiking with two other walkers, a 74-year-old woman died. She couldn’t avoid a tree, which fell on…