A fateful way back: man falls in front of the eyes of his wife in the death of

Tragically ended the hike of a couple on Friday at the eagle's nest. A 55-crashed Years before the eyes of his wife.

Berchtesgaden - tragedy at eagle's nest in Berchtesgaden: early Friday afternoon, a hiker during the descent lost on a steep snow field to the Stop and plunged into the death. The Czech, an almost perpendicular wall of rock fell around 100 meters in depth. For the 55-year-old tourist came too late to help.

death, fall to the eagle's nest: a married couple had to take the other path down to the valley

The man had risen with his wife to the eagle's nest. The Couple wanted to hike on the South-facing eagle's nest road back down to the valley, such as the police headquarters in upper Bavaria South tells. Here, fate took its course: As the road was closed because of rock plaster, went back to the Couple again and wanted to go to the ascension pathway into the valley. At an altitude of about 1650 meters, you had to cross a steep snow-covered slope. The Czech lost his balance, slid down and crashed, ultimately, the rock wall down.

eagle's nest-Drama: Amerikanes married couple is a witness to the accident

An American couple, was a witness to this tragedy, it was at this time on the rise. The Americans hastened to cross up to the Downed, while his wife dropped off a distress call. The alarmed rescuers of the mountain rescue service Berchtesgaden able to determine only the death of the Czechs. He was recovered with a Stretcher.

dramas again and again a Mountain in Berchtesgaden and the eagle's nest

In January, a similar accident occurred in the Berchtesgadener Land. A man from Hessen crashed on the Mannlgrat in the death of his son, only a few meters behind him. In November 2017, a 50-Year-old lost in the area of the Kehlsteins her life, as she was swept away by an avalanche.

Better it ended at the eagle's nest for two hikers from Nuremberg, and Berlin in October 2018. You followed your Navi-App, got astray and had to be rescued. As the Czech on Friday, crashed in February 2017, a 29-Year-old at eagle's nest about 100 meters - they survived as by a miracle.

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