Dramatic scenes took place Saturday morning in the mining head area near Zams in the Tyrolean Oberland. Two tourers were caught and buried by an avalanche 60 meters wide and 180 meters long. Other winter sports enthusiasts came to the rescue and saved lives.
Three experienced tourers climbed from the Hanauer Hütte in the Lechtal Alps towards the Dremelscharte at around 8 am on Saturday. However, they changed their route due to bad snow conditions and climbed with another group towards the Bergwerkskopf near Zams.
Companion was three feet below the surface
The winter sports enthusiasts released an avalanche that was 60 meters wide and 180 meters long. Two men were hit by the snow masses, one of them completely, the second partially buried. The partially buried person was able to free himself, his colleague was one meter below the surface.
The second tour group saw the accident and reacted quickly
The second tour group saw the accident and rushed to help. The also experienced ski tourer was able to quickly locate and excavate the buried person. The man lives. He and his colleague were injured and taken to hospital. Her companion was unharmed.
Source: Krone
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