Mountain rescuers responded on Friday afternoon below Pyšný štít in the High Tatras, where a 24-year-old Slovak tourist suffered a fatal fall. The emergency operations center received a call for help after the man fell several meters in exposed and difficult terrain. zurnal.pravda.sk ↗
Members of the Mountain Rescue Service as well as the air rescue service headed to the scene. Rescuers attempted to help the man, but his injuries were incompatible with life. The young Slovak succumbed to the fall. Nový Čas ↗
According to available information, the accident occurred in the afternoon hours. Further circumstances of the fall, as well as the exact route the tourist was following, have not yet been disclosed. Rescuers responded in an exposed part of the High Tatras, where movement is complicated by rugged mountain terrain. Aktuality.sk - Domáce ↗
The body was subsequently transported to Starý Smokovec. There it was handed over to officers of the Police Force of the Slovak Republic. Further circumstances of the tragic event will be the subject of investigation. teraz.sk ↗
Young Slovak did not survive a fall below Pyšný štít
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Tragédia vo Vysokých Tatrách: Slovák neprežil hrôzostrašný pád
pluska.sk
| 09:37 19.09.
Slovák neprežil pád pod Pyšným štítom vo Vysokých Tatrách
zurnal.pravda.sk
| 09:13 19.09.
Horskí záchranári zasahovali pod Pyšným štítom, mladý Slovák pád neprežil
Aktuality.sk - Domáce
| 08:59 19.09.
Tragický pád vo Vysokých Tatrách. Horskí záchranári už 24-ročnému Slovákovi nedokázali pomôcť
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| 08:54 19.09.
HZS: Slovák neprežil pád pod Pyšným štítom vo Vysokých Tatrách
teraz.sk
| 08:37 19.09.
Mimoriadna tragédia v Tatrách: Mladý Slovák (†24) zahynul po páde v náročnom teréne
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