There was great concern on Wednesday about a 90-year-old Tyrolean who had not come home from a hiking trip. After relatives raised the alarm, a search was launched. The elderly man was eventually found injured.
Around 1 pm, the 90-year-old Tyrolean climbed the local mountain in Waidring (Kitzbühel district). He marched to first Talsenalm and finally towards Grünsattel. After the hiker, who police said was experienced and experienced, did not return after the usual two hours, the next of kin called the mountain rescue service.
Impossible to continue after a fall
They then launched a major search. Hours later, around 6:30 p.m., the pensioner was finally found on the hiking trail to the Grünsattel. “He may have fallen in this way and suffered injuries, “said the detectives.
The 90-year-old was eventually rescued by the alerted ambulance helicopter using a rope and then flown to the St. Johann district hospital. The Waidring mountain rescue team was on duty with 18 members and one vehicle. Support from the requested police helicopter and a police drone was no longer necessary, the conclusion read.
Source: Krone
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