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Lambach Embankment Fall Deemed Accident After Rope Rescue

Police closed the case as an accident after the woman reported no injuries, refusing hospital care.

Overview

  • A cyclist reported seeing a woman fall several meters down a steep slope beside the B144 in Lambach, Upper Austria.
  • Specialized firefighters abseiled to reach the woman and carried her down the embankment on a stretcher to a waiting Red Cross ambulance.
  • The woman told responders she was unhurt and declined transport, after which authorities brought her to her home address.
  • State police said the event is considered an accident based on her account that she slipped, and no further investigation is planned.
  • Tabloid outlet BILD reported she appeared intoxicated and preferred to go to a nearby brothel, a claim police did not confirm and could not substantiate.