Good news from the Innsbruck clinic: A week and a half after the devastating gondola crash in the Hochoetz ski area, the seriously injured father of the family (49) is no longer in danger of losing his life. The Dane can even be flown to his home country via intensive care transport on Friday. His son, daughter and brother have also been able to leave the hospital.
Father, daughter, son, uncle: the four Danish winter holidaymakers were all seriously injured in the gondola crash on January 9 in Hochoetz. The 49-year-old father suffered the worst. For days he fought for survival in the Innsbruck clinic.
Transport home with intensive care
There is now good news: “The man is now out of danger, awake and oriented,” explains clinic spokesperson Johannes Schwamberger. The 49-year-old will be transferred to his home country Denmark via intensive care transport on Friday. The man will probably have to stay in hospital for a longer period of time.
His son (20), his daughter (19) and his brother (46) are also recovering and were able to leave the hospital.
Fallen tree led to tragedy
The holidaymaker family fell ten to twelve meters into the gondola. The result was a major operation. The investigation revealed that a tree approximately 28 meters high had fallen along with a smaller tree towards the cable car route, taking another tree with it. Due to the nature of the soil, the trees had relatively small root systems and were on rocky ground that was not very rough, it is further said.
The experts assumed that the derailment and gondola crash occurred due to the trees falling on the carrying cable or clamp and the dragging of the trees on the cable.
Source: Krone
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