Gravestone kills devout Austrian saved from elevator

most read

20:4810/09/2009

MOSCOW, September 10 (RIA Novosti) - A pious Catholic in Vienna was killed by a 400-kg (860 lb) gravestone that fell on him when he prayed in the yard of a local church, Austrian newspapers reported on Thursday.

Parishioners who gathered for Mass on Sunday discovered the body of Guenther Link. The 45-year-old recently got stuck in an elevator and prayed for release.

After he was rescued, Link went to the church to thank God, and apparently embraced a stone pillar, causing the huge gravestone to fall and crush him.

Local police confirmed that Link's fingerprints were found on the stone. An investigation is underway.

loading...

add to blog
send by e-mail

You may place this material on your blog by copying the link.

Publication code:

<div style="border:1px solid #d3d3d3; padding:12px 15px;"><div style="padding-bottom:10px;"><a target="_blank" href="http://en.rian.ru/" title="'RIA Novosti' newswire.Top Russian news and analysis online" style="text-decoration:none;"><img src="http://rian.ru/i/rian_logo_small_eng.png" width="121" height="15" alt="RIA Novosti" title="'RIA Novosti' newswire.Top Russian news and analysis online" style="border:0px;font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:20px; font-weight:bold; color:#003768;" /></a></div><div style="width:100%; overflow:hidden;"><a target="_blank" href="http://en.rian.ru/strange/20090910/156088695.html"><img src="http://en.beta.rian.ru/images/15608/92/156089298.jpg" width="120" height="83" alt="Кафедральный собор" style="border:0px;float:left;padding:0px 15px 5px 0px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:14px;" /></a><a target="_blank" href="http://en.rian.ru/strange/20090910/156088695.html" style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"><strong style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:20px; font-weight:bold;">Gravestone kills devout Austrian saved from elevator</strong></a><p style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; padding-left:135px;"><span style="color:#5590bf;">20:48</span> <span style="color:#5590bf; padding-right:7px;">10/09/2009</span> <span>A pious Catholic in Vienna was killed by a 400-kg (860 lb) gravestone that fell on him when he prayed in the yard of a local church, Austrian newspapers reported<a target="_blank" style="color:#d66938; padding-left:10px; text-decoration:underline;" href="http://en.rian.ru/strange/20090910/156088695.html" title="Gravestone kills devout Austrian saved from elevator">>></a></span></p></div><div style="padding-top:6px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px;"><a target="_blank" style="color:#d66938; text-decoration:underline;" href="http://en.rian.ru/" title="'RIA Novosti' newswire.Top Russian news and analysis online">Other news of the day</a></div></div>

Preview:

Gravestone kills devout Austrian saved from elevator

20:48 10/09/2009 A pious Catholic in Vienna was killed by a 400-kg (860 lb) gravestone that fell on him when he prayed in the yard of a local church, Austrian newspapers reported>>

Other news of the day

News is sent to e-mail

close

Child mortality rates drop in Russia - UNICEF report The number of children dying before they reach the age of five in Russia fell by just over 50% between 1990 and 2008, a UNICEF report said.	Putin to travel to France next week Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will visit France on November 26-27, when a decision could finally be made on the purchase of a French Mistral-class helicopter carrier, a government spokesman said on Friday.
Ukraine reports 354 flu deaths since start of October The death toll from the ongoing flu epidemic in Ukraine has reached 354 since the start of October, the country's health ministry said on Friday.	Russia to float out first frigate for Indian Navy Nov. 27 A Russian shipyard will float out the first of three frigates for India's Navy November 27, a company spokesman said Tuesday.

		20/11/2009 Victoria’s Secret “Angels” in annual fashion show
		20/11/2009 Dialogue with Russia: Arabic-language newspaper Anbaa Mosku revived

USD	21/11	28.8554	+0.1095
EUR	21/11	43.0407	+0.2409
RTS	23:50	1443.66	+0.5%
MICEX	18:45	1334.15	–0.1%

Your name	E-mail	To e-mail
Picture code	Text

STRANGE BUT TRUE

Publication code:

Preview:

Stories