Two Fall to Deaths From Austrian Peak
Associated Press
VIENNA, Austria —
Two Austrian mountain climbers fell to their death Thursday as they were descending Mt. Grosser Oetscher near Lackenhof, authorities said Friday.
A search was started by 21 mountain rescue servicemen on Thursday after relatives said the climbers were overdue, according to police and rescue officials. The search was called off because of a storm.
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