In the ski area Hochfügen in the Zillertal valley, occurred on Wednesday, an avalanche of Drama. Three people were hit by a snow Board and to be part of a complete spill.
Hochfügen/Austria - A ski group - two German (19 and 38 years) and Austrians (45) - is Waidoffen below the mountain station in the ski resort Hochfügen at 10 a.m. on Wednesday in a slope run-in. The winter athletes have a Board in the Snow below the chairlift, as the Austrian police announced.
The snow Board with a crack, all three winter sports. The 19-Year-old was buried completely and had to be freed by first responders. The other two men were only buried to a part, and were able to deliver himself from the snow masses.
The avalanche extended the release up to the spout, according to the police, over a length of approximately 250 to 300 meters. The blue run No. 11a was locked in addition to at this time.
The 19-year-old German was easily flown under cooling with a helicopter to the nearby hospital in Schwaz. A dog search-season was at the salvage also in use. The avalanche cone was for the safety of the mountain rescuers, and about 30 winter sports probed, there is no evidence to further Shed.
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avalanche finish in the Zillertal: Father wants to help and is injured
A skier - the father of the 19-Year-old, was injured when he tried to get the Victim to help. The husband (60) had observed the avalanche and crashed in steep rocky terrain. The 60-Year-old sustained a fracture in the chest area and also had to be Bahsegel injured to be flown to a hospital.
The exact personal data of the injured were initially not known. An employee of the mountain Railways speculates that the ski group is to come from "Germany or Bavaria", not been able to confirm this but sure.
Only come last in an avalanche accident in new Zealand two German killed.
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Date Of Update: 13 December 2018, 02:03
