FATAL ACCIDENT

B&H AF helicopter evacuates the body of mountaineer Rade Šimić from Mount Prenj

He died after an avalanche threw him on a rock, leaving his body in inaccessible terrain

Rade Šimić was a member of the AFB&H. Avaz

H. J. I. / Fena

The body of a mountaineer, Rade Šimić, who lost his life on Sunday on Mount Prenj near the Cetina peak, was evacuated to Jablanica this morning with the help of a helicopter of the B&H Armed Forces (AFB&H), confirmed to FENA the B&H Ministry of Defense.

Šimić died after an avalanche threw him on a rock, leaving his body in inaccessible terrain.

Rade's colleague, who was with him on Mount Prenj, also sustained injuries in the accident. Immediately after the report of the accident, several teams of the Mountain Rescue Services (GSS) were sent to the scene.

The AFB&H helicopter flew right away yesterday, shortly after the report of the accident, but due to extremely severe weather conditions, the body of the victim could not be evacuated at that time.