- On March 8th, a hiker fell on the Säntis. He died on site.
- The man’s identity has now been clarified. It is a 48-year-old Polish man.
- The man was an experienced mountaineer.
On March 8th, an unknown man fell in the Elbow area of the Säntis. “Any help came too late for the mountaineer who fell and he could only be rescued dead,” wrote the Appenzell Ausserrhoden cantonal police in a media release. The man’s identity could now be clearly established in collaboration with the Institute of Forensic Medicine.
The unknown hiker was a 48-year-old man from Poland. His family said he was an experienced mountaineer. The deceased was handed over to his family for burial, according to the Appenzell Ausserrhoden cantonal police.
This is how the accident happened
On the day of the accident, the police received a report from a third person that a mountaineer had fallen during his climb to Säntis. He slipped on the steep terrain and fell several meters. He was probably traveling alone.
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Matilda Hänggi (mha) has been working as an intern in the Eastern Switzerland editorial team for 20 minutes since 2025.
