Snowshoe hike ends dramatically: 22-year-olds fall 100 meters!

Snowshoe hike ends dramatically: 22-year-olds fall 100 meters!

Mauthner Alm, Österreich - A dramatic incident occurred on March 21 on the Mauthner Alm during a snowshoe hike. A 22-year-old German fell down around a hundred meters of valley during the relegation in steep terrain. Despite her injuries, the young woman managed to hold on to a tree and with her girlfriend who watched the fall to communicate by phone, as dolomitenstadt.at reported.

The girlfriend had no visual contact in the confusing terrain, but was able to alert the rescue workers. The mountain rescue company Kötschach-Mauthen and the emergency team of the helicopter C7 were used immediately. The seriously injured 22-year-old was then flown to the BKH Lienz with the helicopter. Her companion suffered slight hypothermia, but was unharmed. The speed of the rescue measures was crucial to prevent worse things, which once again illustrates the importance of well -organized emergency aid in the mountains, as well as kaernten.at