Andreas Eder, head of the Mayrhofen mountain rescue service in Tyrol’s Zillertal, criticizes the willingness of some hikers to take risks. The reason is the mission for a 42-year-old German on Tuesday. The man was stuck in the snow at an altitude of 1,850 meters above Mayrhofen and could no longer get back and forth.
The German left Mayrhofen on Tuesday around 8:30 am on a hiking trail towards the Ahornbahn mountain station. What he didn’t take into account: There is still a lot of snow in the climbing area.
Due to the snow he could no longer see the hiking trail and he entered the pathless area.
“He is then actually directly up the very steep slope,” describes mountain rescuer Eder. The man became entangled in the snow again and sank partially waist deep. As a result, he did not dare to continue and called the emergency call around 2:20 p.m.
Rescued by Libelle Tirol am Tau
The alerted Mayrhofen mountain rescue service and the police helicopter Libelle Tirol have started an operation together. Finally, the dragonfly saved the man with the rope and the unharmed man flew into the valley.
“In case of emergency, someone will come.”
“Many people don’t do that anymore,” Eder regrets. “They will continue with their tour. There is an opinion that in case of an emergency, someone will come.” There used to be noticeably more common sense. “The willingness of hikers and mountain climbers to take risks has increased significantly,” he emphasizes.
Warning of remaining snow
And Eder strongly advises to only go into the mountains if you are in good physical condition. This is especially important for ‘lowlanders’ who are not used to the altitude.
Currently, as the German example shows, it is also important to take snow residues into account. Eder: “In the Zillertal they go to 1,800 meters.”
Source: Krone
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