Hungarian hiker found dead after challenging rescue operation

Kranj, 8 February - A 45-year-old Hungarian hiker, who had been missing since Friday, was found dead on Wednesday afternoon in the area of Kamniška Bistrica, north, after a challenging rescue operation. Initial findings show he must have slipped and fell on a steep, snowy and icy terrain in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, the Kranj police said.

Železniki The Kamnik-Savinja Alps. Photo: STA File photo

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The Kamnik-Savinja Alps.
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