Rescue operation in St. Gallen: 74-year-old wheelchair user in need!
A 74-year-old wheelchair user crashes near Grafenau; The police find him thanks to the GPS location and takes him to the hospital.

Rescue operation in St. Gallen: 74-year-old wheelchair user in need!
On Tuesday evening, a 74-year-old wheelchair user near Grafenau, St. Gallen, was found in a steep embankment after a failed excursion. According to 20 minutes called the police at 9:30 p.m. after he had strayed with his electric wheelchair. In this incident he injured himself and was unable to describe his exact location.
The St. Gallen city police undertook immediate search measures, both on foot and with the help of a drone. Despite this intensive search, the team was initially unsuccessful. However, the situation changed when the emergency services started the GPS location of the wheelchair, which finally led to the finding of the accident.
find in the embankment
The police were finally able to locate the wheelchair user in the steep embankment at Grafenau 2. The man had injured himself in the fall and then had to be transported to the hospital by the air rescue organization Rega. In this case, the quick reaction and use of modern technology have contributed significantly to the rescue of the man.
In St. Gallen,In the past few days, several traffic accidents and incidents have increased special attention to the city police. According to Police365.ch there were several self-accidents on different streets on July 1st, 2025, including one on the A13 motorway and other traffic accidents on Seedammstrasse and Gufenstrasse. These events illustrate the current traffic situation in the region.
- 29.06.2025: Two auto posers were stopped due to unnecessary turning the engine.
- 30.06.2025: A crest on a single -family house burned.
- 01.07.2025: Self -accident on the A13. motorway
- 27.06.2025: Return collision with four cars on Zürcher Strasse, a person injured.
These large number of incidents show the challenges that the St. Gallen city police have to master in the current time. While the city was imposed on the city's Euro 2025, such as a flight ban zone, general security in road traffic remains a central concern of the authority.