Avalanche accident in Tyrol: 30-year-old fights for his life!

Avalanche accident in Tyrol: 30-year-old fights for his life!

Hintertuxer Gletscher, Österreich - A tragic avalanche accident occurred on the Hintertux Glacier in the Tyrolean Zillertal, in which a 30-year-old German skier died. According to information from the police, the winter athlete was hit by an avalanche on Wednesday during an excursion in unsecured terrain and was only declared dead in the Innsbruck Clinic a day later. Before the misfortune, the man was traveling with a 29-year-old compatriot and initially used an organized ski room before drove into the free ski room at over 2,000 meters, such as the Vol.at reported.

During the departure, at about 2,160 meters, the skier triggered a snowboard, which has it 100 meters above steep, rock -well -well -used terrain. His companion, who was not captured by the avalanche, immediately noticed the accident and raised the alarm. The TUX mountain rescue, supported by avalanche dogs and the Libelle Tirol police helicopter and the Alpin 5 emergency helicopter, then initiated immediate rescue measures. They were finally able to recover the 30-year-old from a depth of 1.20 meters and tried to reanimate him before he was flown to the hospital, where he succumbed to his serious injuries, such as the reported.