Helicopter to hospital – rockfall hits hiker: woman seriously injured

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Devastating alpine accident on Sunday in the Tyrolean town of Ausserfern: a group of the German Alpine Club was hit by a rockfall in the Tannheimer Valley. One member – a 61-year-old woman – was seriously injured and had to be flown to hospital by helicopter.

The fatal incident took place around 2 p.m. in the municipality of Nesselwängle. The 61-year-old German was descending from the Köllenspitze towards Gimpelhaus with a group of the German Alpine Club.

Suddenly several stones came loose
It happened in the area below the so-called “shepherd”! Above the group, several rocks suddenly came loose. The 61-year-old alpinist was hit in the left forearm.

By helicopter to the hospital
“The woman suffered a cut and a fracture on her left side as a result of the falling rocks,” the police reported. Her companions made an emergency call. After initial treatment, the mountaineer was flown by emergency helicopter to the district hospital in Reutte.

Source: Krone

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