Lawine in the Zillertal: Two winter athletes spilled, one dead!

Lawine in the Zillertal: Two winter athletes spilled, one dead!

A tragic avalanche exit in the Zillertal tore down two winter sports enthusiasts on Thursday afternoon. At around 12 p.m., the two men were recorded shortly below the summit of the Roßkopf (2576 meters) in the municipality of Hippach from the snow masses. As the , the crashed ski tourers could be located after their finding, but all of them were too late for one of them. An intensive search action in which three helicopters and several mountain rescues from the surrounding area were used was initiated immediately.

The avalanche, which was classified with a significant avalanche risk, which was classified with warning level three on the five -part scale, was immediately reported by an eyewitness. At 1:30 p.m., emergency services confirmed that one of the spilled men is reanimated, as the Tiroler daily newspaper . Unfortunately, the hope of saving the second man was not fulfilled. In the region, the conditions due to the recent snowfall were particularly critical, and it was pointed out that spontaneous avalanches can be triggered at this warning level.

The dangers are often underestimated, and according to reports, around 50 percent of all avalanches are to be complained about at this level of danger. The rescue workers managed to locate both spilled, but the situation turns out to be extremely dramatic and sad. The day before, a similar incident occurred on the north chain near Innsbruck, where winter sports enthusiasts were also affected by an avalanche.