Audi Italy chief, 62, dies in 213-meter fall while climbing solo in Alps

The director of Audi Italy has died after falling 213 metres from a mountain while climbing alone in the Alps.

Fabrizio Longo, director of Audi Italia, was walking in the Cima Payer on Mount Adamello on Saturday when he fell.

The 62-year-old man, an experienced climber, was reportedly equipped with steel cables, ladders and other aids along the way.

However, a helicopter team found his body about 210 meters down in a crevasse after another climber saw him fall and called emergency services.

The Public Prosecution Service will now investigate his death and a date for the funeral will be set after Longo’s death. body is released to his family.

Audi Italy CEO Fabrizio Longo (pictured) has died after falling from a mountain while climbing alone

The 62-year-old was hiking in the Cima Payer in the Adamello mountain on Saturday when he fell

The 62-year-old was hiking in the Cima Payer in the Adamello mountain on Saturday when he fell

He is described as an accomplished climber and has often promoted the mountain world during his career

He is described as an accomplished climber and has often promoted the mountain world during his career

Longo started He completed his career in the automotive industry in 1987 at Fiat and subsequently held various senior positions.

In 2013, he was appointed Managing Director of Audi Italy, where he promoted various initiatives in the region, including the mountainous area of ​​the Dolomites.

Throughout his career, he worked to strengthen the Audi brand by connecting it to the world of the mountains.