A 27-year-old mountaineer endured anxious hours in East Tyrol on Monday evening: After a Pole got lost while descending the Rauchkofel and was seriously injured in a fall, he made an emergency call late in the evening. A search had to be called off because of the dangerous terrain. Only in the morning could the injured be rescued by the emergency helicopter.
The 27-year-old was there Descending from the Rauchkofel via the Salzsteig in the Lienz Dolomites I lost my way and got lost in impassable terrain. Shortly before 11 p.m., he finally made an emergency call and said he had fallen and suffered a serious foot injury.
Use too dangerous for first responders
The mountain rescue service and the Alpine Police immediately started a search, including a drone. “The man could then be on extremely steep and impassable terrain. An attempt was made to reach him – due to the darkness, the extreme terrain and the high risk to the task force – but the attempt had to be canceled and the rescue operation was interrupted at around 2:30 am,” the executive said. .
Only recovered in the morning
The Pole had to hold out all night on the mountain. It was not until around 07:00 on Monday that he could finally be rescued with the rescue helicopter and taken to the Lienz district hospital.
Source: Krone
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