Shocking moments in the Tyrolean municipality of Zirl! On Tuesday there was a rockfall in the Schlossbachklamm, which is closed until further notice! A man was seriously injured by a half-meter stone. That same afternoon, the state geologist, the mayor and an alpine police officer carried out a reconnaissance flight with the police helicopter.
A 65-year-old man was on a hiking trail in Zirl on Tuesday afternoon. He walked through the Schlossbachklamm to the shooting range. But at the height of the waterfall there the accident happened! The local was hit on the left upper arm by a stone about half a meter in size!
Schlossbach Gorge closed
With serious injuries, the man managed to get into the valley on his own. There he was rescued by the emergency helicopter and taken to the regional hospital in Hall in Tirol. That same afternoon, the state geologist, the mayor and an alpine police officer carried out a reconnaissance flight with the police helicopter. The Schlossbachklamm is closed until further notice due to acute stone fall. Further surveys will be conducted by the municipality and state geology in the coming days.
Source: Krone
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