Ski accidents in Carinthia: girl and man with helicopter to the hospital!

Ski accidents in Carinthia: girl and man with helicopter to the hospital!

In Carinthia, two serious ski accidents occurred on Monday, in which both a 9-year-old girl and an 83-year-old man were injured. The older man from the Klagenfurt-Land district fell around 1:30 p.m. in the Gerlitzen ski area after leaving the prepared slope. It remains unclear what exactly led to the fall. After the primary care, he was flown to the Klagenfurt Clinic with indefinite injuries by the rescue helicopter "Alpin 1".

The girl, a 9-year-old Polish, fell about two hours earlier in the Mölltaler Glacier ski area. While she drove down the valley around 11:00 a.m., an unknown skier collided with her. This skier then continued unhindered, while after the first aid with indefinite injuries, the child was also transported to the BKH Lienz by helicopter, here "C7". However, the police continue to investigate to clarify details.

rescue from the air

Various helicopters are available in Austria. One of the best known, Christoph 1, has been the first civil rescue helicopter in Germany since his commissioning in 1970. This helicopter was initiated to improve the rescue chain through aircraft and has proven to be efficient. Information about Christoph 1 and its history are rich and document numerous rescue operations that are essential for the existing rescue system in Germany, as wikipedia reports.