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Operation above Innsbruck – search on Nordkette: avalanche occurred on the slopes
A wet snow avalanche hit a slope on the Innsbruck Nordkette on Tuesday afternoon. Because it was not clear whether anyone was buried...
Hours of effort – Survived at night in a snow cave at an altitude of over 3000 meters
From Friday to Saturday, three young German alpinists – aged 24, 25 and 26 – had to spend the night in a snow cave...
All 83 passengers dead – the plane tragedy on the Glungezer celebrates its 60th anniversary
Austria's worst aviation accident marks its 60th anniversary on Thursday. The British passenger plane “Britannia 312” crashed on the Glungezer mountain near Hall...
Major search – missing ski tourer was rescued
On Saturday afternoon, a missing ski tourer was searched for on the Zwölferköpfel in Wald am Schoberpass (Leoben district). She was found unharmed.A...
Record number of accidents in the Alps – more deaths and injuries in the Tyrolean mountains
In 1,418 alpine accidents in the Tyrolean mountains between May 1 and October 9, 2022, 1,613 people died, including 54 deaths. The figures...
