The accident occurred Thursday during the mass start race. The circumstances of the tragedy were not known from the beginning. Police said only on Monday that there were no witnesses to Forrer’s fall. The events were not recorded by cameras or photographers.
The services also reported that there was no doubt that third parties were involved. They confirmed the location of the accident, a slight left turn in the woods near Konchennacht. The road was very slippery. It was raining during the race.
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The Zurichsee Zeitung newspaper describes that the teenage cyclist was found just an hour after he fell by a person securing the road. She lay still. Only then was a helicopter carrying paramedics and doctors called. Forrer suffered serious head injuries. About two hours after the accident, the athlete was taken to the hospital. She died there a day later.
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Local police say: “No one knows the exact causes of the accident.” Neither the other cyclists nor the technical teams could see the fallen competitor, even when they rode the second round after the turn in Konsnacht.
