Overview
- A 58-year-old woman was struck and thrown by a dairy cow while walking toward the Obersee near the south side of the Königssee, suffering a blunt abdominal injury that rescuers described as severe but not life-threatening.
- Other hikers gave first aid and called the emergency center at about 13:45, prompting a BRK water rescue boat and the Pongau emergency helicopter to respond.
- Volunteers from the BRK water rescue and the helicopter medical team treated the woman on site, carried her to the shore and flew her to the Salzburger Landeskrankenhaus for further care.
- Berchtesgadener police traveled by boat to the scene to document the incident and BRK units remained on site until roughly 15:30 during the response.
- Witnesses and responders said the normally calm milk cow suddenly turned, likely after being startled by an insect, highlighting the risk of close encounters between hikers and free‑ranging livestock in alpine areas.