Woman dies in Karwendel hiking accident

A 21-year-old woman died following a fall on the Karwendelsteig near Mittenwald, Germany. The victim, part of a couple from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, was hiking toward the Western Karwendelspitze on Sunday morning, November 8, 2026.

At approximately 3:30 p.m., while at an altitude of about 2,000 meters, the woman reportedly slipped at a section protected by a wire rope. She fell approximately 120 meters over steep rocky terrain. Her 25-year-old husband lost sight of her during the fall and, unable to descend to her due to local terrain conditions, called for emergency services.

Rescue crews from the Christoph Murnau helicopter and the Mittenwald mountain rescue team arrived at the scene but could only confirm the woman's death. The husband was transported to the valley by helicopter and received support from crisis intervention services. Due to darkness, the body was recovered the following day by the Alpine Einsatzgruppe West of the Murnau Border Police and a Bavarian police helicopter.