The series of rhino horn threats is continuing in Europe after a rhino head was stolen from a pub in Weisskirchen in the Austrian province of Styria. Landlord Hans-Peter Tavolato, 55, himself a passionate hunter had the 120 kilo heavy hunting trophy on show in a room in his pub. Tavolato shot the rhino himself […]
The latest investigations surrounding the “rhino horn mafia”, thought to be responsible for robberies in Austria and Germany has revealed that they may also have committed murder. According to German police the runaway trio are being investigated in relation to a murdered woman who may have witnessed their crime in Offenburg, Germany. The thieves, who […]
A German hiker died while being transported into the valley after an accident. The tourist dropped down a ravine on the Schönbichler Horn Mountain in the Tyrolean district of Schwaz yesterday (Thurs). Mountain rescuers were kept from using a chopper to get him to a clinic due to bad weather conditions. The 49-year-old – who […]
A young resident of Vienna faces youth crime charges for stealing a moped.The 14-year-old raised the attention of policemen patrolling the city centre yesterday evening (Sun) by sounding the horn of the moped several times.Officers found out that it had been reported stolen recently when he failed to provide its licence papers. The teenager was […]
A young Styrian has died as a spruce tree he was cutting down fell onto him.The 24-year-old man was cutting down trees in a forest near Rabendorf in Styrias Weiz district yesterday afternoon (Tues).Local police said the worker was probably trying to loosen the treetop of a spruce whose trunk had been cut, but had […]
Four hot-air balloon passengers had a narrow escape after getting stuck in a group of trees this morning (Thurs).Fire-fighters in Lower Austrias Horn district said the balloon got entangled 10 metres in the air in a group of trees located between the towns of Wollmersdorf and Zettlitz during a failed landing attempt.None of the passengers […]