A British mother fell more than 30 meters to her death in the Italian Dolomites after allegedly accidentally taking the wrong route.
Louise Atkinson, 55, has been named as the beloved teacher who died while walking on vacation with her partner John Dickinson, 58.
The pair took a wrong turn and found themselves on a more challenging trail while trekking in Catinaccio, a mountain rescue spokesman said.
They were at a high altitude via the Ferrata funicular, which translates to “iron path” in English.
Typically, experienced climbers are attached to cables, rungs or ladders using specialized equipment.
John and Louise, from Ripon, North Yorkshire, are said to have realized they did not have the equipment and returned.
They were close to the correct route when Louise slipped and fell about 35 meters. She died before a rescue helicopter arrived.
“Her partner and others who had seen what happened raised the alarm, but nothing could be done,” the mountain rescue spokesman told the rescue service. Daily mail.
‘The woman’s children… have arrived to formally identify the body and once everything has been cleared up by the local prosecutor, she will be repatriated back to Britain.
“The route they ended up on was much higher and more difficult than they were used to and that led to the accident.”
Louise was very active and went running ‘most days’ with John, who runs a car rental company.
A neighbor said, ‘It’s a terrible shock. She was a teacher and only broke up last week. They left for their vacation over the weekend.
“She loved teaching and the students will be sad to hear that Miss Atkinson has passed away.”
Another local added: ‘It’s such a shock. I only spoke to her the day before she went on vacation and she was really looking forward to the adventure.’
It comes three weeks after the body of British tourist Gerard Christopher Turner was discovered at the bottom of a cliff in Italy.
He died after hitting his head while on a trekking holiday with his family.
Aran Chada, 51, from Leicestershire, is also feared to have died in Italy after a swim in Lake Garda to save his son.
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