Fatal accident in Slovakia’s High Tatras claims life of Polish woman

A 45-year-old Polish tourist died on October 12, after falling approximately 300 meters from the summit of Malá Wysoká into the Rohatka Valley in Slovakia’s High Tatras, local rescuers reported.

A 45-year-old Polish woman died after falling in Slovakia’s High Tatras, while rescuers on the same day, on Sunday, October 12, 2025, aided two other Polish hikers in separate mountain incidents amid difficult weather conditions.

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Rescue teams were forced to search on foot due to poor weather conditions and found the woman near the blue-marked trail.

Once conditions improved, her body was airlifted by helicopter to Starý Smokovec, a village in eastern Slovakia.

On Sunday, October 12, Slovak mountain rescuers also responded to two other incidents involving Polish tourists.

A 35-year-old woman became disoriented while navigating an unmarked winter route below Ľadový Štít in eastern Slovakia’s High Tatras and was safely reached by rescuers.

During the same operation, a Polish man fell and sustained a head injury. He and the previously rescued woman were transported by a Poland's TOPR helicopter to Zakopane in southern Poland.

Dva súbežné zásahy vo Vysokých Tatrách Dňa 12.10.2025 bola HZS požiadaná o pomoc pre 35-ročnú turistku poľskej...

Opublikowany przez Horská záchranná služba Niedziela, 12 października 2025

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Source: hzs.sk