A fitness influencer has died after suffering catastrophic injuries in a cycling crash during her honeymoon just days after getting married.
Laura Viktoria Härtig, 30, had been critically injured in a collision with a motorbike while cycling through the Dolomites in northern Italy.
The German content creator, who had more than 51,000 Instagram followers, had married her husband Tilman only days earlier before the couple headed to the mountains for their honeymoon.
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The crash happened on 23 June on the Passo Sella mountain pass, as reported by Need To Know.
According to local reports, Laura was descending a series of bends when she collided head-on with a motorcycle being ridden uphill by former Italian downhill skier Peter Runggaldier.
The impact was so severe that Laura’s bicycle was reportedly snapped in two, with both riders thrown several metres onto the road.
Emergency crews, including two rescue helicopters, rushed to the scene before Laura was airlifted to hospital in Bolzano in a critical condition.
She was later transferred to a specialist clinic in Bavaria, Germany, to be closer to her family.
Despite doctors’ efforts, Laura died from her injuries on Sunday after spending almost three weeks in intensive care.
Runggaldier, who reportedly suffered multiple fractures and abdominal injuries, survived the crash.
Investigators are continuing to examine the circumstances surrounding the collision.
Laura was well known online for sharing videos of hiking, cycling and outdoor adventures in the Alps.
In a heartbreaking final Instagram post shared just weeks before the crash, she uploaded footage from her wedding ceremony in the Dolomites, showing the couple exchanging vows surrounded by mountains and loved ones.
The clip was captioned: “Soulmate for life.”
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