The beautiful Sunday ended fatally for a 79-year-old: according to the Glarus cantonal police, he fell 150 meters from the "Schabziger Höhenweg" on his e-mountain bike and died.

At 79, still on a mountain bike tour - you could congratulate the man. But he paid for his fitness and passion with his life. He rode from Mollis GL via Mullern towards Untere Nüenalp. The terrain is steep, but the paths are well developed and safe. Glarus Tourism markets the tour as a hike under the name "Schabziger Höhenweg".

The cantonal police describe what happened next as follows: "For as yet unexplained reasons, the 79-year-old left the path at around 1,350 meters above sea level and fell around 150 meters down the slope on the right-hand side." The exact circumstances of the accident are being investigated, the police added.