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“Way home” is expensive – lost in the daze: vacationers have to pay for a search campaign
Because a drunken holidaymaker (24) had not returned to his accommodation, a search was launched on Sunday night by mountain rescue services, fire brigade...
Mountain rescuers stunned – “It’s just damn how many skiers”
The Tyrolean top mountain rescuer Hermann Spiegl sees the cause of many ski accidents that currently happen on the Tyrolean slopes in "the much...
New concept in Tyrol – avalanche warning service on the glacier for emergencies
The safety training that the team of the Tyrolean avalanche warning service recently completed on the Stubai Glacier focused on a new risk minimization...
On the Feuerkogel – Nocturnal rescue operation as a tightrope walk act
A hiker (57) from Ebensee was injured while descending the Feuerkogel. He had strayed from the route over the Schwarzeckalm and injured his...
Instead of a thank you – a German mountaineer threatened lifesavers with a lawyer
The Ehrwald mountain rescue service brought a very ill-equipped German with enormous heart problems from the Zugspitze under unfavorable external conditions. He then...
