An Upper Austrian climber has become the third woman in the world to reach the summits of the 14 highest mountains in the world. Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner’s German husband Ralf Dujmovits said yesterday (Tues) the 40-year-old and her comrades reached the peak of K2. Kaltenbrunner was climbing with a Pole and two Kazakhs. The 8,611-metre K2 […]
Police have decided not to arrest a drunken driver – although the man bombed along a road in a 50-kilometre-per-hour (kph) limit zone at more than 150 kph. The boozed-up man was caught going at 152 in Hörsching near Linz, Upper Austria, yesterday evening (Sun). He failed to stop when a police car followed him. […]
A paraglider sustained fractures and internal injuries when he fell out of a tree. The Czech tourist pulled the emergency chute after experiencing difficulties with the regular glide shortly after taking off at an altitude of 2,100 metres on the Krippenstein Mountain in Upper Austria’s Gmunden district yesterday (Weds). He landed safely in the treetops […]
A 36-year-old Algerian will be extradited to Germany, officials in Upper Austria announced today (Fri). The man was caught after a break-in. Police in the Austrian province explained they decided to hand him over to colleagues in neighbouring Germany after finding out they had issued an international arrest warrant on him. The African is accused […]
Managers of a discotheque have come under fire for planning to stage a drinking event in which the winner gets an all-terrain vehicle (ATV).The owners of the night club located near Linz in Upper Austria outraged addiction prevention campaigners and politicians by announcing an extraordinary boozing contest. They informed party-makers on their website that the […]
An elderly driver hit a jogger after falling asleep behind the wheel, it was reported today (Mon).Police in Afiesl, Upper Austria, said that the 73-year-old did not sustain any injuries in the incident which occurred yesterday evening. The 24-year-old hobby athlete had to be hospitalised after he was hit by the vehicle. He landed in […]
A 26-year-old pilot had to carry out an emergency landing on a corn field when the engine of his small aircraft stopped working at an altitude of 2,000 metres.None of the five people on board were injured when the Cessna 182 touched down on an agricultural field near Gmunden, Upper Austria, yesterday (Sun). The group […]
A worker collapsed and died after being stung by a wasp, it has emerged.The 43-year-old from Perg told colleagues what happened before he passed out in front of them at his company in Wartberg ob der Aist near Freistadt, Upper Austria, yesterday (Thurs). The co-workers failed to resuscitate him.A doctor said today the man died […]
A resident of Vienna has been hospitalised with smoke intoxication following a blaze.The 50-year-old woman was taken to a clinic after a fire broke out at her apartment in Brigittenau district yesterday evening (Tues). Vast parts of her kitchen were devastated by the flames which were triggered by a defect in the oven, fire brigade […]
A young boy is fighting for his life after a bathing accident.The four-year-old was fished out of the water by his mum after he leapt into a public pool in Braunau, Upper Austria, yesterday afternoon (Tues). The woman resuscitated the unconscious kid before he was transferred to the local clinic.Doctors decided to airlift him to […]