The fantastic weather tempts you to alpine excursions – but some of your compatriots overestimate their fitness: On the Katrin near Bad Ischl, an 81-year-old from Puchenau became dizzy. Mountain rescuers took him to the mountain station. And in Ternberg, an exhausted woman from Linz (55) had to be rescued by the C10 rescue helicopter.
A couple (she, 80, from Linz and he, 81, from Puchenau) hiked from the mountain station of the Katringondelbahn to the Katrin summit on Tuesday around 10:30 am. The two then walked along ring road no. 898, first to the Elferkogel and then over the Hainzen.
The man became very dizzy several times
On the way back to the starting point at the mountain station of the cable car, the 81-year-old felt very dizzy several times. They stopped and tried to fortify themselves with drinks and snacks, but the circulatory problems did not get better. It was therefore not possible to continue independently. The couple alerted the police via Euroemergency Call on their mobile phone.
Brought to the mountain station on a universal stretcher
Thanks to the mountain rescue service from Bad Ischl and an officer from the Gmunden Alpine Police, the helpless man could be transported physically intact with a universal stretcher to the mountain station of the Katrin cable car. The couple then drove into the valley together.
The second climb was one too many
On Tuesday around 2:15 p.m., a 55-year-old woman from Linz climbed via ferrata No. 3 “C” twice in a row at the Beisteinmauer climbing center in Trattenbach in the municipality of Ternberg with a climbing partner. On the second climb she was unable to continue due to exhaustion and called the mountain rescue team. The hiker from Linz was rescued by the C10 emergency helicopter team with the help of a rope rescue and handed over to her friend in the valley. She was unharmed.
Source: Krone
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