A deadly accident took place in Tyrol: A friend was in an avalanche, buried, and died before rescue could arrive.
Another accident in the Hochgurgl ski area
Update 30. December, 14.50 p.m.: In the same Region there were a further disaster, as informed by the police. A 53-year-old Dutch citizen was, therefore, on Saturday at 10.30 am, accompanied by her husband in the Hochgurgl ski area with snow-shoes on the climb from the summit cross of the Wurmkogels in the direction of the mountain station of the wurmkogel railway. The woman is slipping, according to her husband, and in consequence, about 30 meters over rough terrain crashed. Due to the crash, the woman’s severe injuries suffered and had to after the first aid by the slope rescue by emergency helicopter to the Innsbruck University hospital, and a hospital stay.
victim is a Munich-based Doctor
Update 27. December, 21.51 clock: According to information of the picture were the victims of the Avalanche to Catherine H., a 33-Year-old woman doctor from Munich, left as previously reported, together with her brother the piste and in open terrain, an avalanche triggered. Tragic: she should have even worn an avalanche backpack that you are no longer able to activate in a timely manner.
The 33-Year-old was with her parents and her brother on a ski holiday in Obergurgl. The family originates, therefore, from Bad Kissingen, in lower Franconia.
Bad brothers and sisters, who drove in spite of the warning away from the secured slopes, reported image. At 12 o’clock, they triggered according to the police, probably even a snow Board – the beginning of the disaster. The brother who had to watch as the sister of the avalanche was recorded, called the rescuers.
the avalanche warning level of three prevailed, according to authorities. “The secured Piste is clearly marked, the border is clearly marked, it can’t be a mistake,” said Colonel Manfred Stupid of the Tyrolean provincial police on Thursday of the image. He said: “The slopes are groomed. In the organized Ski area, the pistes are marked in red, blue and black, depending on the difficulty level. But this applies only to the organised Ski room. Outside is not.“
Munich was recorded in Obergurgl (Tirol) avalanche
Update 25.12, 17.18 at: According to new information from the police, the winter athlete, who was buried on Tuesday afternoon of the Snow in Obergurgl, not a Tour kid … thank you, but a snowboarder.
The 33-Year-old solved according to the Alpine police on a Tour with your brother in a non-secure site of around 2500 meters, a 400-Meter-wide snow from the altitude Board. She Favoribahis is awesome at this time of the “High courage “in the Rotmoostal. While the brother was able to drive to the side out of the danger zone, and was buried the sister.
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The forces were approximately 35 minutes in a half a Meter deep only dead mountains. In the field cases, prevailed after heavy Snow considerable avalanche danger. According to information from Merkur.de* the killed woman comes from lower Franconia.
initial message: Bavarian in Obergurgl (Tirol) avalanche dead
Obergurgl/Tirol-buried – in – 1. Christmas day it came in Tirol to a Drama. In the case of an avalanche accident in the free skiing area of Obergurgl (a district of Imst) was injured in a Tour kid … thank you deadly, as the Agency Zoom.Tirol reports.
According to initial information from the Tyrolean daily newspaper, the Accident is said to have been accompanied by on-the-go, as she was buried before 12 o’clock of the masses of Snow. Any help was too late. Among other things, a rescue helicopter landed near the site of the accident. The winter athlete is said to have been German nationals.
In this the Tyrolean Alps is currently above 2200 meters, considerable avalanche danger (level 3). Including the avalanche warning level 2.
On request could call the press office of the Tyrolean regional police Directorate is still no exact information about the place of residence and age of the woman.
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avalanches in Bavaria and Tyrol: Merkur.de* learn all about the avalanche warning service, risk level and current position in the Ticker.
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