Two men made a frightening discovery at the weekend: On a hiking trail in Himmelberg (Carinthia) they found a “trap” – a concrete block prepared with rusty nails.
It is 7 p.m. and it is slowly getting dark as the two men (49 and 58) from the Feldkirchen district are on their bikes on the hiking trail from Tiffnerwinkel towards Henkelhütte.At a narrow point immediately after a tributary of the Tiffner Bach at an altitude of around 1,040 meters, the two push their bikes up. The 58-year-old goes first. At first he doesn’t notice the nails sticking out of the ground – but then the 49-year-old pushes his bike forward and the nails get stuck in the tire.Concrete block with four nailsHe pushes the bike further and tears a buried concrete block out of the ground – gray, with a diameter of around 20 centimeters and prepared with four pointed nails. According to the police, the “trap” was placed in such a way that the nails stick out of the ground by eight to ten centimeters.Police are asking for informationThe place was “hardly passable without someone stepping on the nails. The concrete block was probably buried in the ground by an unknown perpetrator,” said the police. The two cyclists also stated that they discovered another “trap” nearby. The police are now investigating. Any information can be received by calling the Bodensdorf police station on 059133/2201.
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