BERLIN: An American man has been arrested over the death of one US tourist and an assault on another near Neuschwanstein castle in southern Germany after he allegedly pushed the two women down a steep slope, authorities said on Thursday. Read more:
The incident near the popular tourist attraction happened on Wednesday afternoon near the Marienbruecke, a bridge over a gorge close to the castle that offers a famous view of Neuschwanstein.The 30-year-old man met the two female tourists, ages 21 and 22, on a hiking path and lured them onto a trail that leads to a viewpoint, police said in a statement.'The younger of the two women was attacked by the suspect,' said police spokesman Holger Stabik.
'Abneri said he and friends reached the scenic overlook as a helicopter arrived and they saw rescuers lower themselves down to the victims.'I'm honestly absolutely stunned someone is still alive from this. It is like falling from the top of an absolute cliff,' he said.Abneri described it as 'a very, very difficult rescue because of those cliffs and because the helicopter came mere feet above the tree line at the top of the hill.
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