Drama in Lech am Arlberg (Austria): Three Germans were killed in an avalanche, a 28-Year-old is still missing.
Lech - the authorities on Sunday reported that three skiers from Germany in the Austrian Lech in an avalanche killed a man in the four-member group is still missing.
the group was on a locked ski route on the go
The four friends, the skiers were on Saturday reported to be on a closed route on the road.
in The evening against 19.50 at the four men by the wife of a skier, were reported missing. Using cell phone locating the group in the area could be localized "Long train", to the North of the rüfikopf cable car, reported to the police.
rescuers found the bodies of the three men from upper Swabia at the age of 32, 36 and 57 years, against 23 clock. The still-missing Person is 28 years old and also from southern Germany. The search for the fourth Person had to be discontinued due to heavy snowfall and high avalanche danger for the time being.
avalanche disaster in Austria: winter, athletes didn't stand a Chance
The winter athletes had the entire emergency equipment, reported to the police. In spite of a triggered Airbag, the men were buried. She suffered multiple injuries and had suffocation characteristics.
The use of force suspect, as it could come to the avalanche tragedy: "The ski group is likely to be retracted in the locked ski route "Long train", presumed to be from an avalanche swept and spills have been" is to be read in the press release.
On Saturday prevailed in Lech above 2,000 meters above sea level, the avalanche warning level 3 with a rising trend for Sunday (13.12.2019).
southern Bavaria and Austria continue to suffer the masses of Snow
For a week a heavy fall of snow provides for extreme winter conditions in upper Bavaria. In the Alpine regions fell in the night on Sunday more snow. Information on the current situation in Bavaria, you can find the weather Ticker at Merkur.de*.
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