Anthony Woodward
2023-01-31 1967-01-31
ANTHONY WOODWARD
Man's Death is Reported in Austria
The death of Anthony Woodward, 22, an Ithacan who was reported missing Dec. 26, 1967, in the Austrian Alps, was confirmed when Danish tourists found his body last Saturday in the vicinity of Maryhofen in the Austrian province of Tyrol, it was reported today.
Woodward was discovered at the base of the 600-foot cliff, partially buried under some stones, about three hours walking distance from the hotel at which he had been a guest.
It is presumed that death was instantaneous.
The body of the victim, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Woodward of 927 Cayuga Heights Rd., was identified by Luis Bachmann, a family friend, who is a professor at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. Bachmann was at Cornell for a semester and lived at the Telluride House at the same time that "Tony" Woodward was a Telluride scholar.
A Memorial service for Woodward, organized by his friends from the Ithaca community and Telluride Assn. and some friends from London who are currently in the United States, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. There will be no burial, the body will be cremated in Austria.
Besides his parents, he is survived by a sister Gracia, who will enter Cornell this fall as a freshman.
Woodward was graduated from Ithaca High School in June 1962 and entered Cornell the following September. In 1964 he took a leave of absence from the university and went to England, where he worked, studied drama, and last fall enrolled at the University of London for the study of literature.
Because there was little snow in the town of Maryhofen last Dec. 26, and consequently no skiing, Woodward apparently thought it was safe to hike alone. He had written glowing accounts of the scenery of the area to his family, and he possibly wanted to see some of the picturesque plateaus again. At higher altitudes there apparently was snow covering a bed of dangerous ice beneath and it is believed Woodward may have slipped and gone over the steep cliff. There is also the possibility that he may have been in the line of an avalanche.
Published in The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, New York) · Fri, Jul 5, 1968 · Page 5
Man's Death is Reported in Austria
The death of Anthony Woodward, 22, an Ithacan who was reported missing Dec. 26, 1967, in the Austrian Alps, was confirmed when Danish tourists found his body last Saturday in the vicinity of Maryhofen in the Austrian province of Tyrol, it was reported today.
Woodward was discovered at the base of the 600-foot cliff, partially buried under some stones, about three hours walking distance from the hotel at which he had been a guest.
It is presumed that death was instantaneous.
The body of the victim, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Woodward of 927 Cayuga Heights Rd., was identified by Luis Bachmann, a family friend, who is a professor at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. Bachmann was at Cornell for a semester and lived at the Telluride House at the same time that "Tony" Woodward was a Telluride scholar.
A Memorial service for Woodward, organized by his friends from the Ithaca community and Telluride Assn. and some friends from London who are currently in the United States, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. There will be no burial, the body will be cremated in Austria.
Besides his parents, he is survived by a sister Gracia, who will enter Cornell this fall as a freshman.
Woodward was graduated from Ithaca High School in June 1962 and entered Cornell the following September. In 1964 he took a leave of absence from the university and went to England, where he worked, studied drama, and last fall enrolled at the University of London for the study of literature.
Because there was little snow in the town of Maryhofen last Dec. 26, and consequently no skiing, Woodward apparently thought it was safe to hike alone. He had written glowing accounts of the scenery of the area to his family, and he possibly wanted to see some of the picturesque plateaus again. At higher altitudes there apparently was snow covering a bed of dangerous ice beneath and it is believed Woodward may have slipped and gone over the steep cliff. There is also the possibility that he may have been in the line of an avalanche.
Published in The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, New York) · Fri, Jul 5, 1968 · Page 5