Police officers, Florianis and mountain rescuers from all over Upper Austria combed the hiking area in Grünau im Almtal again on Saturday in search of the 64-year-old who has been missing since last Sunday. The emergency services are in constant contact with the relatives.
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. While others were still asleep at this time on the weekend, around 100 helpers gathered in the Almtalerhaus in Grünau to set out in teams – in buses or on foot – for a new major search for Helga W. (64) around the Großer Priel. The relatives of the 64-year-old have been unable to sleep since last Sunday: The wife and mother of two has been missing for a week.
Disappeared while walking
As reported, the 64-year-old went hiking with her husband (62) from the Almtalerhaus towards the Welserhütte. He went ahead – this was not unusual for the couple – and lost sight of his wife after a few minutes. Since then, there has been no trace of the 64-year-old. Because she never showed up at the agreed meeting point, the Welserhütte. The 62-year-old got out, searched for her in vain and then raised the alarm. Emergency services searched for the missing hiker in the pouring rain until three o’clock in the morning on Monday evening.
The police maintain constant contact with relatives
Since then, a feverish search has been underway for the 64-year-old, even simulating a radio network to locate her mobile phone. On Saturday, all troops were mobilized again: “100 emergency services and 15 sniffer dogs from the police and mountain rescue services are involved. We are combing the entire area of the Hintere Hetzau,” said Andreas Spitzbart of the Alpine police in Gmunden during the operation to the “Krone”.
Rescuers from all over the state arrived. “The area is relatively inaccessible. There are a lot of boulders, so you’re going five to ten meters downhill into a creek bed. “It’s more complicated than any other search,” Spitzbart continued, stressing, “We’ve been in constant contact with the family members since Sunday.”
Around 16:00 the search was interrupted without result because the warm weather was too hard for humans and animals. However, the search will continue in smaller groups in the coming days and weeks.
Source: Krone
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