During forestry work in the community of Techelsberg am Wörthersee, a walker was hit by a felled tree on Saturday afternoon. The woman suddenly appeared in the forest.
The two men (34 and 35) were felling a 25 meter high pine tree around 1:40 p.m. and had made the last saw cuts in the felling cut. Beforehand, they had looked around to make sure that there were no people or possible dangers. Woman ran in the direction of the fall. But when the tree fell, a woman suddenly emerged from a group of trees. The two men shouted at the 79-year-old that the tree was falling, whereupon the woman ran a few meters in the direction of the fall. She was hit by a pine branch and seriously injured. The two men immediately provided first aid and called emergency services. After initial medical treatment, the 79-year-old was flown to the Klagenfurt Clinic in the C11 rescue helicopter. The Töschling fire department supported the rescue operation with 18 people.
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