German hiker dies in South Tyrol fall

A German woman, approximately 60 years old, died on July 21, 2026, after falling 200 meters into a gorge in the South Tyrol province of Italy. She was part of a ten-member hiking group near the Austrian border. The incident occurred approximately 30 minutes after the group began their trek that morning. Despite the rapid arrival of rescue teams and a helicopter, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have not released the victim's identity beyond her nationality. This incident follows another fatal fall in the same region, where an 80-year-old man died just hours earlier. An official investigation into the circumstances of the woman's fall has been launched.