Death while skiing: German tourers succumb to serious injuries!

Death while skiing: German tourers succumb to serious injuries!

A tragic incident occurred on Saturday in the Tyrolean ski area Rosshütte near Seefeld when a 66-year-old ski tourer from Germany fell on its departure. According to reports, the man had overlooked an artificial snow hill that was still blocked on a slopes that was still blocked, which led to his fall. He overturned several times and suffered serious injuries. Immediate help came from two subsequent tours, a randomly present alpine police officer and two mountain reserves from Seefeld, who did first aid and made the emergency call, such as Oe24 reported .

intensive rescue measures

The injured was finally flown to the Innsbruck Clinic with an emergency helicopter. There, after two days of treatment, he succumbed to his serious injuries on Monday, as the police said on Tuesday. There are currently several artificial snow hills in the area of the ski area, which are generated for piste preparation by snow cannons, which underlines the dangers in closed areas, as well as tirol.orf.at .

This tragic situation throws a light on the risks associated with ski tours in disused ski areas. Despite the sudden availability of slopes due to artificial snow, the safety precautions and the closed status of the areas must be observed in order to avoid such incidents in the future.