Nine missions in Villach: paraglider accident and animal rescue!

Nine missions in Villach: paraglider accident and animal rescue!

on June 18, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., the main fire station Villach was alerted to an animal rescue operation in downtown Villach. A pigeon had caught in a network under the Alps Adria Bridge. A team of the guard freed the animal, which is one of the various missions that the Carinthia fire brigade carries out in the region. Animal rescue plays a central role in the fire brigade's tasks, such as NDR reports.

After the deaf liberation, the fire brigade moved out to two door openings for the emergency services. Technical device was necessary to open clogged doors. In the early afternoon, shortly after 4:30 p.m., an alarm for vehicle recovery in Völkendorf followed, where a car was rolled up four meters over an embankment. Although a towing service was already committed, the fire service's operational is again.

Personal rescue and technical help

During the day there was another assignment in Gratschach. A parag leader had crashed on a hotel roof on a hotel roof on Lake Ossiach and remained injured on the canopy. An emergency doctor from the Red Cross took over the first aid. The fire brigade secured the rescue with a vacuum mattress and a grinding basket stretcher. The patient was then brought to the LKH Villach.

rescue operation with challenges

The occupants of the crashed vehicle were able to free themselves and were also brought to the LKH Villach. The winch of the tank fire engine was used to mount the crashed car. The Alpine road had to be completely blocked during the mining. On this day, the main fire station Villach carried out a total of nine missions that included both technical help as well as animal and people rescues.

The animal rescue in Carinthia is available around the clock 365 days a year. The State Animal Protection Association of Carinthia offers around 850 missions a year and covers a distance of around 30,000 km. The animal rescue is available by telephone on the emergency number 0463 43541-21, as tiko.

The close cooperation between the fire brigade and animal rescue underlines the important role that both institutions play in the region. The circles of the missions are diverse and range from the care of injured pets to support in wild tier emergencies. Common sense is also in demand, since not every animal justifies fire service.