Female British hiker falls 100ft to her death on Italian mountain while hiking with her husband
- Woman, 56, had been hiking in Rosengarten massif in the Dolomites in Italy
- She suddenly lost her balance and plunged down from a height of 98 feet
- Her body was retrieved by a mountain rescue team and flown away by helicopter
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A female British hiker has died after plunging nearly 100 feet from a mountain in Italy where she was hiking with her husband.
The 56-year-old woman and her husband had been hiking in the Rosengarten massif in the Dolomites in northern Italy when she suddenly lost her balance.
Local reports say she fell from a height of 98 feet.
The 56-year-old woman and her husband had been hiking in the Rosengarten massif in the Dolomites in northern Italy when she suddenly lost her balance. Pictured: Santner via ferrata, Catinaccio in South Tyrol in Italy
Her body was retrieved by a mountain rescue team and flown away by helicopter. Pictured: Santner via ferrata, Catinaccio in South Tyrol in Italy
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The couple had been heading towards the Fronza Alle Coronelle refuge along path 542 (Via Ferrata Santner) on July 24.
Her body was retrieved by a mountain rescue team and flown away by helicopter.
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.
The victim was not named in local reports.
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