A FORMER glamorous lady has passed on from wounds maintained amid a mountain fall while she running in her home state in Austria.

Ena Kadic, 26, had been in a critical condition in the wake of diving off the side of the Bergisel mountain close to the city of Innsbruck in her home condition of Tyrol on Friday.

Two students discovered the severely injured woman near the Drachenfelsen (Dragon rock) panorama platform overlooking the steep ravine of the Sill river.

Not long after hitting the ground, Kadic managed to call her brother and inform him of the accident before losing consciousness, police said.

She was saved by helicopter and taken to a hospital in Innsbruck, where she succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday morning.

On the Miss World Facebook page, authorities presented their sympathies on her family.

Their statement read: “It is with great sadness that we learn this morning of the passing of Ena Kadic, who represented Austria at Miss World 2013.
“After suffering an accident running along the Bergisel mountain, Ena has succumbed to her injuries.
“Our deepest sympathies go out to the family and friends of Ena, and we wish them strength in these sad times.”

The exact circumstances surrounding the accident remain unclear, however police said the 2013 beauty competition winner was an energetic runner who knew the area well.

Approximately 115 people died and 2385 were injured between May and September in the Austrian alps, according to latest statistics.

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