Louise Atkinson, 55, has been named as the beloved teacher who died Sunday while walking on vacation with her partner John Dickinson, 58.
The pair took a wrong turn and found themselves on a more challenging path while trekking in Catinaccio, a mountain rescue spokesman told the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph.
The couple found themselves at a high altitude via the Ferrata funicular, which translates to “iron path” in English.
Typically, experienced climbers on the route are attached to cables, rungs or ladders using specialized equipment.
Mrs Atkinson and Mr Dickinson, from RiponNorth Yorkshire, would have realized they didn’t have the equipment and went back.
They were close to the correct route when Mrs. Atkinson, who worked at St Wilfred’s Catholic Primary School, slipped and fell. She died before a rescue helicopter arrived.
A mountain rescue spokesman told the Daily Mail: “Her partner and others who had seen what had happened raised the alarm but there was nothing that could be done.
“The woman’s children… have arrived to formally identify the body and once the local prosecutor has cleared up, 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.”
Mrs. Atkinson was very active and went running with her partner, who runs a car rental company.
Louise Atkinson was walking in Catinaccio, background, when she died (Alamy/PA)
/ Alamy/PAA 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 when they find out 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.”
Ms Atkinson’s death came about a week after a 54-year-old hiker fell nearby.
Earlier this month, an avalanche in the Dolomites has killed nearly a dozen people when a huge chunk of ice broke free from a melting glacier, sending a torrent of ice, rocks and debris to the hikers below.
The last Dolomites death is the second confirmed tragedy involving Britons in Italy in the past week.
It follows the death of businessman Aran Chada, a 51-year-old sales director from Leicestershire, who is believed to have suffered a seizure when he jumped from a boat in Lake Garda to save his young son from drowning.