“Service is our success,” the crew of the Linz police helicopter was able to take over the former airline advertising. Because at Schoberstein the helicopter became a ‘flying taxi’ for a holidaymaker who would otherwise have had to stay there longer.
A 31-year-old Dutchman walked from the parking lot in Weißenbach am Attersee towards the Großer Schoberstein on Sunday afternoon. At about 3,000 feet above sea level the trail crosses significantly below the summit structure to the east. However, the holidaymaker was distracted and did not notice this change in direction. He attempted to walk through pathless, rocky terrain straight to the summit cross.
Mutual decision
About 50 meters higher, however, he noticed that the terrain was becoming increasingly challenging. He tried to turn around, but kept losing his balance in the rough terrain and eventually dared not move forward or backward. He independently called the emergency call and asked the emergency services to rescue him from his predicament.
The Steinbach am Attersee mountain rescue service, together with an Alpine police officer, decided to call in the police helicopter to rescue the uninjured person. The Linz air police crew was able to recognize the climber below the summit of the Kleiner Schoberstein and a short time later rescued him from his predicament with a rope and brought him unharmed to the valley.
Source: Krone
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