Woman and dog escape near accident on toboggan run in Schönau!

There was an accident in Schönau am Königssee in the Berchtesgadener Land district when a woman landed on a toboggan run using her navigation system. Despite a clear prohibition sign pointing to the winter toboggan run, she continued her ride. After about 80 meters, the vehicle's tires began to slip on the slippery track. While trying to turn, the car hit a steep mountainside and came to a slanted position. Both the woman and her dog were able to free themselves from the vehicle. The recovery of the car by a towing company took about 45 minutes, using agricultural machinery. Although there was material damage to the vehicle, the accident could have been much worse, as the Berchtesgaden police confirmed and how PNP reported.

In addition, the bobsleigh and toboggan run at Königssee suffered serious damage due to a storm. The clean-up work and planning for a flood-proof reconstruction are already underway. Geologists and construction experts are involved in the reconstruction decisions in order, among other things, to create stream and slope structures that are intended to ensure the protection of citizens. The chairman of the Bobsleigh and Sled Association for Germany (BSD), Thomas Schwab, estimated that a complete damage assessment would be available within the next two months. The damage caused is estimated at a double-digit million amount, with an estimate of around 20 million euros. The upper area of ​​the track and the start house in the bobsleigh area are badly damaged, which means that the coming season will have to be canceled completely. The Olympic preparation for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing must be reorganized. Young talent training will be moved to the track in Innsbruck-Igls, while Thomas Schwab is optimistic that the track can be put back into operation in winter 2022/2023. However, Olympic luge champion Felix Loch expressed doubts about the reconstruction of the track and estimated that it could take three to four years BGLand24 reported.