Tragic Events in Valbonne, the tourist falls from rock to abyss and loses his life

A serious event is now marked in the heart of the Albanian Alps, in the mountainous area of Valbona, where a tourist from the Netherlands has lost his life as a result of slipping from a considerable height of a cliff falling into the abyss during an individual walk on one of the steep peaks.

Albanian Alpinism and Mountain Tourism Federation President Arthur Guni confirmed the event and gave an official response to the situation.

It's a sad day for our whole community. The loss of the life of a foreign tourist in Valbona is a profound tragedy. Despite the immediate efforts of rescue teams from Albania and Kosovo, we failed to save his life. And in the late hours of this Tuesday, it is being worked in extremely difficult conditions from the ground and air for extracting the lifeless body from the abyss we strongly prefer for more care from all visitors who explore mountain areas. Our alpine terrain is amazing, but it also requires preparation, information and high security measures”, He said.

Immediately after signaling the incident, the National Emergency, Army Air Force structures at the scene have been engaged, as well as specialised mountain rescue teams from both sides of the border, which have closely co-operated on the ground to carry out research and intervention.

According to preliminary information, the victim was individually exploring when allegedly slipping and falling into a very difficult area to access.

The Albanian Federation of Mountain Alpinism and Tourism expresses its deepest condolences to the victim's family and recalls the importance of respecting security protocols to avoid such events in the future./Periscopi/