Israeli father and son Eyal Keren and Omer Keren fell to their deaths hiking in the Alps while on a trip to Austria, Austrian media reported on Monday.
Omer, aged 30, and his father, Eyal, aged 58, were from Koranit in the Misgav area of northern Israel.
According to a police statement given to the Austria Presse Agentur, the two men were hiking, with a second son, on the Stubai High Trail in Neustift in Tyrol’s Stubai Valley when the father slipped on the wet ground, prompting his older son to try and grab him.
The father fell around 150 meters and the son fell around 370 meters. The 28-year-old son was uninjured and ran down to try and resuscitate his father until first responders arrived.
The father and 30-year-old son were declared dead, and their bodies were transported on the ground by the Neustift Mountain Rescue Service due to the heavy rain and occasional fog.
They were then flown down into the valley by the Libelle police helicopter.
“The Department for Israelis Abroad, in cooperation with the Israeli embassies in Vienna and Bern, is handling the tragic incident in which two Israeli citizens were killed in Austria,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The ministry is in contact with the family and assisting them during this difficult time.”
German citizen killed on similar hike
Two other people died in the Tyrolean mountains last weekend, Austrian news reported, including a 24-year-old German citizen who fell 200 m. while hiking near the Watzespitze in St. Leonhard im Pitztal in the Imst district.
Walla contributed to this report.