A 57-year-old man from the province of Avellino was found dead after falling 150 meters off a cliff while out hunting for mushrooms on Mount Partenio.
The alarm was raised by his friend who was with him, a 49 year old originally from Capriglia Irpina, like the victim, who was also involved in the fall and suffered minor injuries. He was admitted to the hospital in Avellino in shock.
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He died on a stretcher in the emergency room, his family notified a day late.
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The accident occurred in a rugged mountain area, on the border between the Irpinia municipalities of Sant'Angelo a Scala and Pietrastornina. It took several hours to locate the point where the victim fell: an aircraft from the Pontecagnano Fire Department was also used.
The recovery operations of the body were also particularly complicated, involving the Carabinieri, Alpine Rescue and a team of Firefighters from the Avellino detachment.
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