8 mountain climbers die in 3 different accidents in Alps

[TomSea]

8 mountain climbers die in 3 different accidents in Alps
Posted 10:27 am, August 27, 2017, by Associated Press

BERLIN — Eight mountain climbers have died in three different accidents this weekend in the Austrian and Italian Alps.

The Austrian Red Cross said five mountain climbers died Sunday in the Austrian Alps in Wildgerlostal on Mount Gabler, east of Innsbruck, and a sixth climber was severely injured, the Austrian news agency APA reported.

The six were roped together when they fell at about 2,000 meters (6,562 feet) high on the mountain in a very remote area. The lone survivor was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Salzburg and is in stable condition, public broadcaster ORF reported.

APA said the nationalities of the climbers have not been identified yet.

Three Italian mountain climbers also died this weekend, two of them on Sunday after falling into a crevasse in the Italian Alps.

Continued: http://fox8.com/2017/08/27/8-mountain-climbers-die-in-3-different-accidents-in-alps/

[Oceander]

Not to be too macabre, but there are worse ways to die than dying while you're doing something challenging that you love.