US EditionGerman Footballer Sebastian Hertner Dies Aged 34, Falls 70 Metres to Death in Ski Accident
Sebastian Hertner died after a chairlift disconnected, causing a 70-meter fall; his wife was injured and three others trapped, authorities said.
- On Saturday, Sebastian Hertner plunged from a chairlift and died at the scene in northern Montenegro while on holiday in the Durmitor mountains, near Žabljak.
- Local authorities ordered the lift's immediate closure on Saturday, while local prosecutors launched an investigation into the double chairlift's technical fault; an official cause remains unconfirmed.
- His wife was trapped and injured, suffering a broken leg before emergency crews took her to safety, while at least three other skiers were trapped for hours and Bild reported the fall was about 70 meters.
- ETSV Hamburg said it was 'with great sadness' and offered condolences, announcing the news on social media and extending deepest sympathies to his family.
- A product of the VfB Stuttgart academy, Hertner spent 16 years in professional football, playing for 1860 Munich, Erzgebirge Aue and Darmstadt, representing Germany under-18 and under-19 teams and playing 95 matches in the second division.
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Tragedy in Montenegro, the defender was the captain of Etsv Hamburgm, fifth-series team (ANSA)
German football is in mourning. Sebastian Hertner, a defender at ETSV Hamburg in the fifth division of that country, died tragically after falling from a chairlift 70 meters high, all in front of the look of his wife, who accompanied him in a ski center in Montenegro. The event happened in the Savin Kuk complex, when the chairlift got off his cable and crashed into another seat that followed him. This caused the footballer to fall into the void.…
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