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“Unfortunately, the resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful”: the mountain rescue Semmmering could only fix the death of the woman. (Archive picture)
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Conducting electricity: Walking sticks can be fatal in a thunderstorm.
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![A deadly danger during thunderstorms: walking sticks can conduct electricity.]()
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A deadly danger during thunderstorms: walking sticks can conduct electricity.
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Lightning struck the woman’s cane. (Icon image)
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The incident happened on Sunday at Semmering – in the Styrian-Lower Austrian border area.
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As «oe24» writes, a 53-year-old woman * was struck by lightning on Sunday in Semmering, in the Styrian-Lower Austrian border area – the lightning struck her hiking stick. The woman was hurled about 20 meters over rugged terrain and died on the mountain. The emergency doctor of the rescue helicopter could only determine the death of the woman.
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Two brand brands on the stick
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The woman was on the way around 3:30 p.m. near the 1523-meter-high Sonnwendstein in the Styrian-Lower Austrian border area when the lightning struck. The police later found a brand at the top and bottom of the stick.
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The victim’s half-sister, who was traveling with her, immediately called the emergency services after the impact – but for the 53-year-old, all help came too late. (bra)
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* Correction: According to the Semmering police, the dead woman is not a Swiss woman, but an Austrian woman from Vienna. The mistake had happened in the Austrian media. BLICK apologizes for the misinformation.
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