Rescue operation in the high mountains: Missed mountain hiker saved!

Rescue operation in the high mountains: Missed mountain hiker saved!

In a dramatic rescue operation, a 53-year-old man was saved from the heights of Kolmitzen in the Spittal district on the Drau on the night of March 20. He had not returned from a hike the evening before, which prompted his future son-in-law to raise the alarm, as gailtal-journal.at . The search started around 9:45 p.m. after the missing person was last seen at 6:30 p.m. when he prepared himself on the car. Due to the abrupt loss of his trace and a failed cell phone search, extensive measures had to be initiated immediately.

rescue workers from the mountain rescue and the Alpine Operating Group Spittal, supplemented by a police helicopter with flir-thermal imaging camera, recorded the search in rough terrain. Despite the freezing temperatures, the emergency services made courageous. Finally, the man was found, exhausted and hypothermic in the Ochsnerhütte at 2:30 a.m. in the Ochsnerhütte. He had hit a window of the hut to protect himself from fretting to death. The mountain rescue and the alpine police immediately provided first aid.

successful recovery

At 05:30 a.m. the man was flown to the valley with the "Libelle" police helicopter and transported to the Lienz Hospital. His family was both relieved and grateful for the tireless efforts of the rescue workers, such as kaernten.bergrettung.at in addition. The overall team had mobilized the mountain rescue team with eight people, which underlines the cooperation between the various rescue organizations and demonstrated their professionalism.