Deadly alpine accident: 21-year-old from Brandenburg in Tyrol

Deadly alpine accident: 21-year-old from Brandenburg in Tyrol

Innsbruck. Tagic news from the Tyrolean Alps: A 21-year-old man from Brandenburg has a fatal accident there. On Thursday, October 3, together with a friend from the parking lot of the "Rauthhütte" in Telfs to the "High Mund Ostkipfel" in the Innsbruck-Land district. According to media reports, the crashed mountaineer from the Oberhavel region comes. The local authorities only confirm that it is a German citizen.

The two young men had made different decisions while hiking: While his companion was reversed because of the snowfall, the 21-year-old decided to continue climbing the summit. Before continuing his route, he sent his friend a voice email and asked him to immediately call an emergency call.

difficult rescue measures

The situation of mountain rescue was extremely challenging. Due to the adverse weather conditions, a rescue helicopter was used, which, however, could not take the search due to the poor visual conditions. Instead, 27 members of the mountain rescue Telfs, who made their way towards the crashed man, were deployed.

the mountain rescuers managed to contact the 21-year-old by phone. They learned that he slipped and injured about 70 to 100 meters. Despite the intensive search in the nearby area of ​​the reported scene of the accident at an altitude of 2,500 meters, the given conditions and the darkness offered great challenges for the emergency services. The search had to be canceled without success on Thursday evening at 9 p.m.

The following Saturday, October 5, the authorities started a new attempt to recover the accident. The police helicopter had previously found a lifeless person, who, however, could not be achieved due to the steep abysses and the dangerous conditions. Several attempts to rescue were due to the adverse weather conditions, including fog, snow and strong wind, without success.

The tragedy of this incident runs through the reporting, and the families and friends of the deceased are facing a difficult time. The authorities hope to get clarity about the further steps of the salvage.

For detailed information on the events and the current status of the salvage measures, See the reporting on www.maz-online.de .