Inadequate equipment – female climber who fell dead in the Slovenian Alps

An Austrian climber died in the Slovenian Alps on Saturday afternoon.

The woman slipped and fell while crossing an exposed snow-covered area on the Jezerska Kocna (Seeländer Kotschna) in the Steiner Alps, the police in Kranj (Krainburg) said, according to the STA news agency. Her body was recovered by a helicopter belonging to the Slovenian army. “Inadequate equipment” “All circumstances indicate an accident and a slip due to inadequate and defective equipment,” the Slovenian authorities said. Further details on the identity of the victim were not given. The 2,540 meter high mountain is located in northern Slovenia not far from the southernmost point of the Austrian national territory near Bad Eisenkappel.
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