Andrzej Gąsienica-Józkowy, a Polish mountain rescuer, died on February 28, 2026.
Born in Zakopane in 1946, he became a candidate for a rescuer of the Tatra Group GOPR in 1969 and took the oath as a rescuer in 1970. He worked in mountain rescue for 40 years, taking part in 463 rescue expeditions and 440 interventions in ski accidents.
After retiring in 2010, he was named a lifetime member of TOPR.
Andrzej Gąsienica-Józkowy (1946 – 1 March 2026) was a Polish mountain rescuer.