Val Gardena (Italy) – After the first icy night She was found in time in the Dolomites. Just one day later, the German tourist Sabine R. (64) disappeared again. Now she was found dead in St. Christina in Val Gardena.
The woman was on holiday in Wolkenstein (South Tyrol) with several friends. On Monday morning, the 64-year-old went to one with the group Hike Headed out of the valley towards St. Ulrich. She wasn’t feeling well on the way, she decided to turn back alone.
The rescuers searched in the snow-covered valley late into the night
First missing person report on Monday evening
When Sabine R. didn’t arrive at the accommodation on Monday evening, her companions raised the alarm. A large contingent of emergency services began searching that night. 105 helpers, including firefighters, Mountain rescue and dog teams combed the snow-covered terrain around Val Gardena – initially without success. Because of the darkness, the search had to be called off in the early hours of the morning.
The turning point came on Tuesday morning: the woman’s husband was able to locate her cell phone from Germany and passed the coordinates on to the rescuers. A video call confirmed that Sabine R. was sitting alone in the forest. The 64-year-old spent the night under small spruce trees at temperatures as low as minus eleven degrees. She was rescued hypothermic but uninjured.
On Wednesday Sabine R. disappeared again
But just one day later, on Wednesday, the woman disappeared again. She said she wanted to go shopping alone. After that there was no sign of life. Since Wednesday evening, dozens of emergency services and search dogs have been looking for her again Missing. On Friday morning the sad certainty came: an employee found a lifeless person behind the St. Christina post office. Shortly afterwards, the authorities confirmed that it was Sabine R..
According to a report by the South Tyrolean news portal stol.it The 64-year-old is said to have been traveling alone on a remote road, lost her way and fell several meters into the depths. She suffered deadly Injuries. So far there is no evidence of a crime. The investigation into the accident is ongoing.