Fatal skiing accident in Sölden: 20-year-old crashes into snow cannon!

Fatal skiing accident in Sölden: 20-year-old crashes into snow cannon!

Rettenbachferner, Sölden, Österreich - A tragic skiing accident cost a 20-year-old Dutch in Sölden on Monday afternoon. The young man crashed on the Rettenbachferner at around 12 noon when he crashed into a snow cannon at high speed. This was six to seven meters outside the secured slopes and was equipped with a safety pad. The impact was so violent that the skier remained motionless. An eyewitness that had observed the accident from a gondola immediately made an emergency call. Despite the rapid arrival of an emergency doctor by rescue helicopter, only the death of the vacationer could be determined. In addition to the emergency doctor, the local slope rescue, a crisis intervention team and the police were also deployed to cope with the situation. OE24 reports .

This accident is part of a worrying development, because in the past few weeks there have been serious skiing accidents in Tyrol. On Wednesday, several serious accidents were reported in various ski areas, which also resulted in four injuries. Including a two -year -old girl who was injured in a collision when she played in the snow. In another case, a 39-year-old and a 17-year-old skier collided on red slopes No. 8 in the Hochzillertal ski area, which led to serious injuries to both. A 59-year-old also suffered serious head injuries to the Hintertux Glacier after colliding with an unknown skier who then fled. All-in reports .

frequent accidents in the ski season

In this ski season there were already numerous fatal ski accidents in Tyrol. A total of eleven people have died in skiing in the region since the beginning of winter. The Austrian Board of Trustees for Alpine Security (ecas) prompted this number to have an urgent appeal for the personal responsibility of the skiers. The organization points out that the responsibility for your own security and that of the others lies on the slopes for every single driver. You can find more information here .

In addition, the recent accidents increase the general concern of security on the slopes, especially in Tyrol, where the number of incidents increases daily. The supervisory authorities and security services may have to check and adapt their measures to prevent such tragic accidents in the future