Snowmobile accidents in Hainzenberg: Dramatic rescue operations!

Snowmobile accidents in Hainzenberg: Dramatic rescue operations!

On the night of March 2, 2025, the Gerlosstein ski area in Hainzenberg experienced two dangerous snowmobile incidents that had serious consequences for those involved. The first incident happened around 3 a.m. when a snowmobile caught fire while descending the Gerlosstein toboggan run. Fortunately, an employee of a restaurant who was driving the vehicle was uninjured and immediately made an emergency call. The Hainzenberg fire department was transported to the scene of the fire with the help of additional snowmobiles and was able to extinguish the fire with fire extinguishers, but the vehicle was a total loss 5min.at reported.

A few hours earlier, around 2:45 a.m., there was a serious accident in which two Germans in a snowmobile suffered serious injuries. The men, aged 43 and 44, were skiing on the red-marked slope No. 2 at the ski resort when they apparently lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. According to the police, one of the injured people managed to call for help before the Zell am Ziller and Gerlos mountain rescue service and the Red Cross arrived to treat the two men and bring them to the valley. Both suffered serious head injuries and were taken to clinics in Innsbruck and Schwaz tt.com finally reported.

The police have launched an investigation into the exact circumstances of the accident and the circumstances surrounding the snowmobile accident. It remains to be seen what new information will come to light regarding driving behavior and the causes of accidents.