The search had lasted part of the night and resumed on Saturday morning, mobilizing a dozen soldiers, firefighters specializing in dangerous environments as well as dog teams.
A 59-year-old hiker was discovered dead on Saturday by the emergency services following a fatal fall in the Honeck sector, in the Vosges mountains, following searches began on Friday.
“The body was found around noon at the foot of the Spitzkoepfe ridge”, indicated the mountain gendarmerie platoon of Horod (Haut-Rhin), adding that the man, originally from the Vosges, had probably made “a mistake technique” in this steep sector, where his sticks were found higher up. The relatives of this mountain regular had given the alert on Friday around 7 p.m. not seeing him return at the scheduled time.
The weather conditions were good in this area on the border between the departments of Vosges and Haut-Rhin. The search had lasted part of the night and resumed on Saturday morning, mobilizing a dozen soldiers, firefighters specializing in dangerous environments as well as dog teams.
