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A 24-year-old American hiker lost his life today when he fell more than 150 meters from Strada delle Gallerie sul Pasubio. The hiker, who was with a friend at the exit of tunnel 23, for reasons to be determined lost his balance on the edge of the cliff and fell into the void.
The alarm went off at 11:45 am: starting from the coordinates of the fall point, the Verona emergency helicopter carried out a reconnaissance and identified the body in one of the numerous channels at 1,500 meters above sea level. He then flew to the rendezvous with a team from Schio Alpine Rescue, tackled a rescuer to support operations, and lowered him with a 30-meter winch along with the crew’s helicopter rescue technician.
Later, the body was transported to the Balasso shelter. The carabinieri also came to the scene.
The other rescuers then went to meet the boy’s partner. The young man was with a couple who had witnessed the accident and was later taken downstream to Bocchetta Campiglia.
