Fabrizio Longo, who was reported to be an avid climber, was pronounced dead at the scene after he was spotted by a helicopter team.
A top Audi executive and avid mountain climber fell 10,000 feet to his death in a tragic accident just a few miles from the Italian-Swiss border on Sunday, according to reports.
Fabrizio Longo, 62, who runs the luxury car company’s Italy-based operations, was climbing the Cima Payer in the Adamello mountains in northern Italy when he fell near the summit, several European-based news outlets reported.He was pronounced dead at the scene.Outrage spreads after Elon Musk's X platform is suspended in Brazil
Longo had been the head of Audi’s operations in Italy since 2013. He joined the company the previous year.In 1987, he began his career in the automotive industry with Italian carmaker Fiat, where he worked in the marketing department.Longo was well known in the winter sports community.Flavio Roda, the head of the federation, called Longo’s death “a terrible loss for the federation that has collaborated fruitfully with Longo for years.
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