German tourist seriously injured! Senior citizen leans against railing and falls into lake

Brissago (Switzerland) - A German woman (74) was seriously injured inan accident on Lake Maggiore (also known as Lago Verbano; editor's note) in the Swiss municipality of Brissago!

Serious accident on Lake Maggiore, which straddles Switzerland and Italy. (archive photo)
Serious accident on Lake Maggiore, which straddles Switzerland and Italy. (archive photo)  © Verena Wolff/dpa-tmn/dpa

This was reported by"Polizeiticker Schweiz" with reference to the Ticino cantonal police. The daily newspaper"Blick" also reported.

According to the report, the senior citizen fell three meters into the lake yesterday Sunday afternoon at around 4 p.m. for reasons that are still unknown.

She had been walking on the lakeside promenade and, according to initial reports, leaned against a railing that opened.

A passer-by then pulled the woman out of the water.

The 74-year-old suffered a head injury as a result of the fall and subsequently suffered heart failure. Rescue workers took the woman to hospital by helicopter in a life-threatening condition, it was reported.