Russian scientist, 34, plunges 500ft to his death after ‘hiking app sent him over mountain precipice’ in the Alps
A RUSSIAN scientist plunged 500ft to his death off a mountain after his hiking app sent him the wrong way, cops say.
Dr Dmitry Fedyanin’s body was found at the bottom of the Hoher Laafeld peak in Berchtesgadener Alps National Park, Germany, after he was reported missing.
Police believe the 34-year-old was using an app on his phone to find his way down to Gotzenalm near Koenigssee Lake, but was led along a route with no paths.
Mountain rescue experts found his body a day after his fall on August 12 when he failed to return back.
He is understood to have died from head injuries.
Dr Fedyanin was an expert in the study of ultra-violet light and was a senior research fellow at the Nanooptics Department of Germany’s Siegen University.
Upper Bavarian Police spokesman Maximilian Maier said: “Our investigators assume that the male individual slipped in the rocky area which features some patches of grass.
“He then slid down at least 150 metres (492 feet).
“It is understood that he had been around on his own.
“The involvement of any other person can be ruled out.”