Rescued by Heli – Carinthia: Climber seriously injured by ice blocks

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The ARA air rescue team went to the Maltatal in Carinthia on Tuesday to rescue a seriously injured ice climber.

As reported by ARA Flugrettung, the RK1 rescue helicopter left the Malta Valley around 1pm on Tuesday. There, one of the three male ice climbers was hit by a falling piece of ice. “The man was seriously injured in the shoulder and chest,” said general manager Thomas Jank. The seriously injured person is a 25-year-old professional soldier from Villach, who had brought his partner to safety. The large ice shelf had suddenly detached and hit the 25-year-old.

the The Villacher who had had an accident was rescued directly from the icy rock face by the crew of the RK-1 helicopter with a rescue lift and then flown to the clinic in Klagenfurt. The two professional soldiers had traveled with their training supervisor during their training as army mountain guides.

Source: Krone

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