A British woman who fell to her death while hiking in the Italian Dolomites with her partner has been named as Louise Atkinson, a 55-year-old teacher from Yorkshire. Local reports suggest the woman was on the popular hiking destination of Catinaccio when she fell 100ft on to the rocks below, at around 2pm on July 24, YorkshireLive reports.
According to the MailOnline, the teacher from Ripon, North Yorkshire, was with her partner John Dickinson when they found themselves at a high altitude after taking a wrong turn. Because of this more 'challenging route' they 'turned back' because they did not have the right equipment to continue, a mountain rescue spokesman said.
The spokesman added Ms Atkinson slipped and fell around 35 metres just before rejoining the correct route. It is understood the 55-year-old died at the scene. "Her partner and others who had seen what happened raised the alarm but there was nothing that could be done", the spokesman told the Mail.
