Hiker injured by heifer

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An Upper Austrian woman had to be hospitalised after she was attacked by a cow yesterday (Sun).The woman from Obergrünburg was hiking in the Kalkalpen national park with her husband when the animal attacked her. The 54-year-old teacher sustained a flesh wound on her left thigh. She was airlifted to a hospital in Steyr.One day […]

Paraglider hospitalised in Feldkirch

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An elderly paraglider was taken to a clinic after a crash landing.The 60-year-old man wanted to touch down on a football pitch in Schnifis in Vorarlberg’s Feldkirch district when his glider grazed nearby trees on Sunday afternoon. He plunged to the ground from around eight metres.The paraglider was transported to a clinic in Feldkirch via […]

Romanian MP under the knife again in Vienna

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A former TV star from Romania is in intensive care after undergoing surgery at a clinic in Vienna.Ex-TV presenter Teo Trandafir – who is a member of the Democratic Liberal Party in the federal parliament in Bucharest – needed an operation for an acute pancreatic disease. She is under surveillance at the AKH Hospital’s intensive […]

Elderly German dies after collapsing on ski slope

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An autopsy has been ordered after an elderly German collapsed and died on a slope in Tyrol.Officials in Finkenberg announced today (Mon) that the 72-year-old from Berlin may have suffered a heart attack. They stressed that a forensic examination should reveal the cause of the pensioner’s death.The incident occurred on Saturday morning at the Hintertuxer […]

Number of clinics in Vienna to dwindle

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Political decision-makers in Vienna have revealed plans to drastically reduce the number of hospitals in the city.The Social Democrats (SPÖ) – who form a government coalition with the Greens in the federal capital – said yesterday (Thurs) that there should be just seven instead of the current 12 city-owned clinics by 2030.SPÖ Vienna Health Councillor […]

Dutch skier puts elderly Austrian in clinic

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An Upper Austrian skier is in intensive care after colliding with a Dutch holidaymaker yesterday (Tues).The 63-year-old from Ried im Innkreis was skiing down a slope in the Salzburg winter sport resort of Neukirchen when the 33-year-old man from the Netherlands crashed into him from behind.Witnesses claimed the Dutchman was going too fast. Local police […]

Escalator plunge teen recovers

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A teenager who suffered serious head injuries trying to balance on an escalator handrail is no longer in danger of his life, it has emerged.Rafael F. was rushed to the Wilhelminen Clinic after falling from eight metres to the ground in a stunt at Vienna’s Spittelau underground train station on Saturday night.He is recovering after […]

Elderly man’s hand chopped off

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An elderly man’s hand was cut off in a dramatic accident yesterday (Thurs).The resident of Kematen an der Krems in Upper Austria was splitting blocks of wood when his left hand was hacked off at the wrist. Local police said today it was unclear how exactly the accident happened, adding that the 82-year-old had many […]

Mubarak may be on his way to Vienna

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Toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is seeking treatment at an Austrian hospital, according to the Arabian press.Several newspapers report today (Thurs) that the politician – who stepped down as president of Egypt last week – is considering making a visit to see doctors at the Rudolfinerhaus Clinic in Vienna-Döbling.Speculations over the 82-year-old’s health condition have […]

Dead retirement home resident may be crime victim

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Murder investigations have been launched over the death of an old people’s home resident.The 82-year-old pensioner died four days after being brought to the LKH clinic in Graz  last May. It was reported that he had strangulation marks around his neck when he died.A new medical opinion suggests that the injuries were caused deliberately.Chief investigator […]