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Penzberg/Canazei – Mourning for influential outdoor figure Laura Victoria Hartig (30). A young woman from Bavaria died from serious injuries on Sunday evening, 19 days after the tragic disaster in the Dolomites. According to Italian media, on June 23, Hertig was riding her racing bike through the valley towards Canazei along the Sella Pass in the border area between Trentino and South Tyrol. As she turned a corner, she collided with an oncoming motorcycle. The force of the impact was so strong that her bike broke into two pieces.
The motorcycle was driven by Peter Rungaldier (57 years old), once a famous ski racer from Val Gardena in South Tyrol. Rungaldier won World Cup downhill silver in 1991 and won the World Cup super-G in 1995. He also suffered serious injuries in the accident and was taken to hospital in Trento by rescue helicopter. Laura Hertig was resuscitated at the scene and then flown by helicopter to Bolzano Hospital. Doctors fought for her life for more than two weeks. On July 9, she was transferred to a special clinic in Murnau (Bavaria), close to her family. But that hope was dashed as the 30-year-old died from serious injuries on Sunday.
Police at the scene of the incident on the SS 242 pass in Sellajoch.
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These were to be the best weeks of her life. Just a few days ago Laura got married in South Tyrol. She wanted to spend her honeymoon with her husband Tillman in the mountains that she loved so much. Alltimelaura posted on her Instagram channel Influential person her more than 50,000 followers regularly send photos of mountain tours and outdoor adventures. Her last post: Photos of her dream wedding set against a picturesque alpine backdrop, published just two days before the accident.
Runggaldje has not yet made public comments, but asked for understanding of his silence but must cooperate with the police. The Trento prosecutor’s office is now investigating how this happened. deadly Accident could have occurred and is there a risk of criminal consequences.
Rungaldier in January 1991 at the World Championships in Kitzbühel (Austria).