Report: Czech star gymnast dies after falling more than 60 metres from a mountain while trying to take a selfie

A Czech star gymnast has died a few days after a landslide while visiting a German castle that served as inspiration for Walt Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

The Daily Mail reports that 23-year-old Natalie Stichova was pronounced dead on August 15, six days after her 80-meter fall from Tegelberg mountain in Bavaria.

A friend of the gymnast told Czech media that Stichova was trying to take a selfie when she fell. The person, who wished to remain anonymous, said Stichova was standing near the edge of the mountain when her foot apparently slipped while she posed for a photo in front of the castle.

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Neuschwanstein Castle can be seen on April 3, 2024 near Füssen in the Allgäu Alps. (LUKAS BARTH-TUTTAS/AFP via Getty Images)

“We will never know if she slipped or if a piece of the rock edge broke off,” the friend said, according to the Daily Mail.

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Stichova was reportedly with her boyfriend David and two friends at the time of the incident.

Police said it was a “difficult climb” to reach Stichova after the fall, but when rescue workers arrived she was alive but had serious injuries.

Athletes will compete at the French Women’s Gymnastics Championships in Lyon on June 7, 2024. (Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images)

According to the Daily Mail, Stichova’s family took her off life support on August 21 due to irreversible brain damage. She died at 5:30 a.m. that day.

“It is with deep sadness that we announce that our wonderful friend, gymnast, representative and coach Natalie Stichova has left us forever due to a tragic accident,” Stichova’s club Sokol Pribram Sports Gymnastics said in an official statement, according to the Daily Mail. “We extend our deepest condolences to her family and close friends and send them strength and support.”