A star Czech gymnast has died days after falling down a mountain while visiting a German castle that inspired Walt Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
The Daily Mail reports that 23-year-old Natalie Stichova was declared dead six days after falling 262 feet down Tegelberg Mountain in Bavaria, Germany, on Aug. 15.
A friend of the gymnast told Czech media that Stichova was trying to take a selfie when the accident occurred. The person, who wanted to remain anonymous, said Stichova was standing close to the edge of the mountain when her foot appeared to slip off while setting up for a photo in front of the castle.
The Neuschwanstein Castle is pictured near Fuessen in the Allgaeu Alps, Germany, on April 3, 2024. (LUKAS BARTH-TUTTAS/AFP via Getty Images)
“We will never find out whether she slipped or whether a piece of the rock edge broke off,” the friend said, per the Daily Mail.