Illness at the summit, 71 year old hiker dies in Carnia

A 71-year-old hiker, resident in Raveo (Udine), died today on the top of Col Gentile, suffering a cardiac arrest during an excursion to the peaks of Carnia. The alarm went off at 12.45, when the Forni Avoltri Alpine Rescue, the Fvg helicopter rescue and the Financial Police Alpine Rescue were activated from the Sores Fvg operations centre, via 112.

The prolonged resuscitation attempts initiated by the trip companions and continued by the medical team who arrived by helicopter were useless.

Once the magistrate's authorization was obtained, the body was recovered and transported to the valley. The man's three companions were subsequently accompanied to the valley floor by Alpine Rescue technicians.