Female Brit hiker, 56, plunges 100ft to her death from mountain trail with her husband in Italy | The Sun

A BRITISH hiker plunged nearly 100 feet to her death from a mountain in Italy whilst hiking with her husband.  

The 56-year-old had been hiking in Rosengarten massif in the Dolomites in northern Italy when she fell 98 feet.

Her body was retrieved by a mountain rescue team and flown away Local reports say.

The couple had been heading towards the Fronza Alle Coronelle refuge along path 542, via Ferrata Santner, on July 24.

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The victim was not named in local reports.

It is reported to be the second fatal accident in a few days on the same path, which is equipped with fixed rope, steps and rungs to help walkers.

On July 4, a missing Brit tourist was also found dead at the bottom of a cliff in Italy after vanishing from his family to go for a walk down a "rough track".

Gerard Christopher Turner, 56, was discovered after going on a solo trek while on holiday with his family in Lezzono near the Alps.

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