91-year-old Czech injured in fall on Austria’s Grossglockner

A 91-year-old Czech man was seriously injured after falling on Grossglockner, Austria’s highest mountain, Austrian news agency APA reported on Friday.

The accident happened on Thursday near the village of Kals in East Tyrol. Police said the man fell around 25 metres down a steep slope above a mountain hut, suffering suspected serious head injuries.

After receiving initial treatment at the scene, he was airlifted to a hospital in Innsbruck with suspected severe head injuries.