Serious accident in the mountains. The challenging via ferrata on the Drachenwand near Mondsee (Upper Austria) claimed another victim. A 52-year-old Pole lost his balance and hit his head on the rock. A climber who followed immediately provided first aid.
The 52-year-old Pole was on the via ferrata of the Drachenwand in the municipality of Mondsee with a friend on Thursday. The via ferrata, which has a difficulty level of C/D (difficult to very difficult) and has to overcome a height of approximately 400 meters, is also divided into 20 sections, with the climber at the time in section 12.
Lost your grip
At around 15:30 he suddenly lost his balance, fell and hit his head on the rock first and was stopped after about two meters at the next intermediate belay by the via ferrata equipment. Another mountaineer from Hungary was able to observe the accident and immediately provided first aid and also alerted the emergency services.
Companion was on the top
Both the mountain rescue service, the Alpine police and the medical emergency helicopter “Christophorus 6” rushed to the scene of the accident. At around 16:15 the emergency helicopter team was able to rescue the injured man with a rope and provide him with medical care by the emergency doctor at the intermediate landing site. He was flown to a hospital in Salzburg with injuries of unknown nature.
The person accompanying the accident victim was met a short time later at the summit by the mountain rescuers who had climbed up, who accompanied them to the nearest forest road and took them back to the car.
Source: Krone
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