Dachstein West: Shocking skiing accidents - injured and driver flight!

Dachstein West: Shocking skiing accidents - injured and driver flight!

Gosau, Österreich - On December 28, 2024, the "Dachstein West" ski region experienced a dramatic day with several ski accidents, which demanded numerous injuries. In the upper area of ​​the horn exit there was a threatening collision between a 49-year-old Spaniard and a 15-year-old ski driver from Vöcklabruck. Fortunately, while the trio was taken care of, the man had to be treated with back injuries and the previously unknown youth in the Bad Ischl hospital, as 5min.at reported.

serious injuries in the event of several accidents

Almost simultaneously there was another incident at the "Hornhütte". Here a 60-year-old man from Vöcklabruck injured his right thigh after a collision; However, the person who caused the accident quickly fled from the scene of the accident. A few minutes later, another serious accident occurred when the 15-year-old ski driver, who had previously been involved, was thrown off the skis by an unknown driver and lost consciousness for a short time. A subsequent ski driver provided first aid and informed the sloping rescue.

Already on December 25, 2024, a 25-year-old ski tourer from Gmunden was seriously injured on the knee. This happened during a departure from the Russberg when she fell below the summit. The mountain rescue and the emergency medical helicopter "Christophorus 6" were alerted and were able to recover the injured under difficult conditions with a rope from the scene of the accident. After the first aid, she was also flown to the Bad Ischl hospital. The dramatic events once again show how quickly the slopes can occur on the slopes, so reported meindezirk.at .