Terrible alpine accident Tuesday afternoon in Tyrolean St. Anton am Arlberg: During a guided mountain tour, a local (64) lost her balance and the guide tore in front of her. Both then fell about 70 meters over partially vertical terrain. Any help came too late for the duo.
The two mountaineers who had an accident were part of a 16-member group from the Austrian Alpine Club, which undertook a journey from the Kartellstausee to the Darmstädter Hütte with a climb to the 2978 meter high Scheibler. “The group was led by two Alpine Club guides. This was shared, one tour guide climbed from the hut to the top with half of the participants,” the police said.
Crashed 230 feet (70 m) over partially vertical terrain
Finally the groups descended over the Kuechenjöchli in the direction of the hut. “The group at the back was on the trail below dekuchenjöchli around 4.20pm when a participant, a 64-year-old local, lost her balance near a steel cable insurance and dragged the 69-year-old along. ancient guide who descended before her,” the researchers continued.
Both climbers then fell approximately 70 meters over steep and partly vertical terrain.
For the two alpinists, all help came too late
A distress call was immediately made by the others. Some group members descended along with the fallen people only to find them lifeless. “Resuscitation attempts by the first responders or the emergency teams of the notified emergency medical helicopters C5 and Martin 2 were unsuccessful,” the report said. Any help came too late for the duo.
The two bodies were eventually recovered by police helicopter and flown to the valley. The other participants in the tour were taken care of by the mountain rescue service and the alpine police Darmstädter Hütte accompanied.
Source: Krone
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