Dutch man, 71, dies in fall in Pyrenees mountains in Spain
A 71-year-old Dutchman died in a fall while hiking in the Pyrenees mountains in the province of Huesca in Spain on Sunday. The man stumbled and fell into a ravine, the local newspaper Heraldo reported.
According to the newspaper, the Dutchman was hiking with a group on the Forqueta de Gabietos route when he stumbled and fell into a ravine at around noon. Rescue services responded to the scene, but the man had succumbed to his injuries by the time they arrived. His body was taken to Boltana.
The Dutch hiker is the third to die in the Pyrenees mountains in Huesca in August and the 27th this year. Between August 1 and 18, the Civil Guard carried out around 70 rescue operations in the mountains in the region, including nine over the past weekend, Heraldo reported.
