Louise Atkinson Wiki
Louise Atkinson Biography
Who was Louise Atkinson ?
A British woman who died after falling 100 feet while hiking in the Italian Dolomites with her partner was named today as teacher Louise Atkinson.
Mrs. Atkinson rushed to her death after taking the wrong route, it transpired.
She was a keen runner, she trained regularly and was a familiar figure on the streets of Ripon, where she ran and biked.
John Dickinson Partner
Ms Atkinson, 55, was with her partner John Dickinson, 58, who runs a car valet business, when tragedy struck on Sunday after they ended up at a high altitude via a cable ferrata .
The experienced route requires hooking up with carabiners that the pair didn’t have and should only be tackled by those with the correct gear.
A series of stairs, cables and walkways through narrow ravines lead to the 2700m summit on Catinaccio Mountain near Bolzano in northern Italy.
The couple had left their hotel in nearby Castelrotto for the walk, but ended up on a more difficult route in the early afternoon that ultimately led to tragedy.
A mountain rescue spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘The couple, who were not married, were hiking on Sunday when they took a wrong turn and ended up on a more challenging route.
‘It was a via ferrata cable car, and they didn’t have the right equipment, so when they realized it was more difficult, they turned around.
‘On the way down and just before rejoining the correct route, the British lady slipped and fell around 35 metres.
‘She suffered fatal injuries and was already deceased when the helicopter arrived on the scene.
“Her partner and others who had seen what happened raised the alarm, but nothing could be done.”
“The route they ended up on was much higher and more difficult than they were used to and that’s what led to the accident.”
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Mrs Atkinson was a teacher from Ripon, North Yorkshire, and was also a runner, while her partner runs a car service business.
The route the pair ended up on is Via Santner and is described in guidebooks as ‘challenging’ and takes around five hours to complete.
Originally built in World War I by Austro-Hungarian soldiers and their Italian enemies, they used ladders fixed to the sides of mountains, as well as cables and ropes, and the system was used to transport weapons, ammunition and food to high-altitude positions.
Mrs Atkinson and her partner had arrived last week and were staying at a £150-a-night hotel in nearby Castelrotto, where staff refused to discuss the couple.
Neighbors said Louise was “very active.”
Her partner runs JD Supplies LTD, which supplies cleaning equipment.
Death
A search group of more than 50 men searched the mountain, including volunteers and technicians from the XIX Alpine Rescue Delegation, Firefighters, Civil Protection and Carabinieri.
They were searching the Carvagnana area, between Nesso and Pognana Lario, where the man’s mobile phone had last been located. The fire department also brought canine units from Piedmont to help with the search.
Finally, the Italian police called a helicopter to use a thermal scanner to try to locate Turner, with no luck.
It was only when the fire brigade deployed drones around the area that Turney’s body was located at the bottom of a cliff in an inaccessible area.
And just three days ago, a “hero” British sales executive who dove into Lake Garda to save his son is feared dead.
Source: https://wikisoon.com/
