Children in Tyrol: Accident on the waterfall - luck in misfortune!
Children in Tyrol: Accident on the waterfall - luck in misfortune!
In the Tyrolean ski area Hochkössen/Unterberg, a dramatic rescue operation occurred on Sunday afternoon when two boys aged 11 and 12 got into a dangerous location. The two friends had left the secured slopes and had reached rocky and rough terrain. Her adventure ended abruptly in front of a 25 -meter -high waterfall, where they were lost and could no longer go back or back. Fortunately, one of the boys had the right feeling to alert the mother, who immediately started the rescue chain, as reported the crown.
The mountain rescue company was quickly mobilized, and thanks to a GPS location transmission via WhatsApp, the children could be localized quickly. Nine rescue workers moved out and were able to save the two unharmed. Michael Fahringer, local position manager of the mountain rescue, praised the correct behavior of the boys, who had requested help in good time before the situation might have been worse. However, this was not the first use in this area, which indicates an increased risk of accidents.
rescue operations and causes of accidents in winter sports
These events set a further accent on the increasing number of operations in the mountain rescue service. Roland Ampenberger, spokesman for the Bavaria Bergwacht, found that there has been no dramatic increase in the number of operations in recent years, but the number remains consistently high. With around 4,500 missions in winter, most of which are due to ski and snowboard drivers, alpine snow sports remains one of the most common causes of rescue operations. In the interview, Ampenberger said that many accidents happen during the departure, while the ascent is often less risky.
The mountain rescue service has been active since 1920 and has continued to develop to react to the increasing demands in mountain sports. The challenges of climate change also present the emergency services with new tasks, since weather conditions and associated dangers change. The media reports on the risks in winter sports can lead to distorted perception and influence the risk awareness of the athletes. It is therefore essential that both leisure acrobats and experienced mountain athletes always pay attention to their security and critically assess the local conditions of what the guiding principle in their preventive work is, such as Outdoor magazin reported.
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