A 56-year-old ski tourer from Vienna died on the site on Friday. He suffered a medical emergency.
A 56-year-old Viennese man died on Friday afternoon during a ski trip on the Rax. As the Styrian State Police announced, he suddenly complained of chest pain about 100 meters below the Karl-Ludwig-Haus (1,804 meters) and sat down. He collapsed and fell about 50 meters on steep terrain. The immediately initiated resuscitation measures were unsuccessful.
The man started the ski tour with friends from Vienna and Lower Austria on the Preiner Gscheid (1070 meters) in the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district. At around 12 noon he informed his comrades that he was unwell. After the crash, he came to rest in the area of a mountain pine field.
Friends tried to get help
The companions immediately dismounted and initiated resuscitation measures, which were then continued by the team from the alarmed rescue helicopter. At 1:10 p.m., the emergency physician declared the man dead.
The helicopter was unable to recover the body
A police helicopter was also deployed to bring mountain rescuers and an Alpine police officer to the scene of the accident.
However, due to the wind it was not possible to retrieve the body with rope. It was eventually carried out terrestrially by the Mürzzuschlag mountain rescue service. The investigation into the cause of death is ongoing. There were no indications of foul play at the scene.
Source: Krone
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