Drama in the Alps: Lawine tears German skiers (30) to death

Tux (Austria) – He had no chance against the snow masses!

A German (30) is in an avalanche Austria died. As the police in Tyrol now explained, the man was initially excavated and saved, but later succumbed to his serious injuries.

A friend (29) of the crashed skier had had to watch the tragedy on vacation and got help. The two experienced mountain athletes were there – they even had one avalanche prepared.

Skiers wanted to drive away from the slopes

The two Germans were traveling in the Zillertal last Wednesday in the Hintertux Glacier ski area. “They drove the glacier bus to the Tuxerfernerhaus, where both skiers switched their LVS devices,” said a spokesman for the police in Tirol.

These so-called avalanche-shaken search devices send signals when a person is buried under snow load. Apparently the men had planned to get into the Alps to move away from the slopes outdoors.

After initial investigations, the ski slopes left around 9:30 a.m. and continued in deep snow. The 30-year-old Bayern have driven ahead. When he crossed an approximately 45 degree steep slope, the avalanche loosened.

Man spilled under one meter of snow

She tore the skier about 100 meters, hurled it over several rocks. His companion immediately chose the Emergency call.

“The 30-year-old, who was completely buried, was located by the crew of the rescue helicopter and then excavated from a depth of approx. 1.2 meters,” said the police spokesman.

He was still alive – but already in extremely critical condition. Despite immediate treatment in one hospital He died in Innsbruck the next day. The 29-year-old was taken out of the snow on a rope with a police helicopter, he was not injured.