Ski disaster in Tyrol: 474 rescue operations during the semester break!

Ski disaster in Tyrol: 474 rescue operations during the semester break!

Kitzbühel, Österreich - The current semester break brings an alarming balance for the ÖAMTC flight rescue: This winter season, over 1666 missions were flown throughout Austria, with Tyrol with 474 missions at the top. A worrying detail: This year's winter was particularly low in snow, which put the slopes in danger. Hard snow and stony fall rooms just a few meters next to the descents caused an increased risk. Marco Trefanitz, managing director of the ÖAMTC flight rescue, commented on the critical situation and the associated dangers in a broadcast on Wednesday.

Sad leader among the locations was Kitzbühel with 108 rescue flights, followed by Sölden with 96 and Landeck with 95. The days on which the rescue helicopters take off an average of 72 times a day-on 4th and February, the operations reached 90th. underestimated risk has become, as well as oeh.orf.at reported.

The number of skiing accidents has increased in icy slopes, which forces the organization to react accordingly. Caution should therefore be taken in the accident -rich conditions: Under these circumstances, popular leisure activity develops to an increased risk for all winter athletes.