Terrible accident in the Alps Saturday afternoon in the Tyrolean lowlands: a 48-year-old local woman fell 100 meters down a steep gully while climbing and suffered fatal injuries. A friend had to witness the fall and her death. The victim was apparently not secured at the time of the accident. Why is unclear.
The accident occurred Saturday afternoon in Walchsee in the Tyrolean district of Kufstein. At around 2:30 p.m., the two women, aged 29 and 48, were climbing the difficult via ferrata called “Bergkamerad.” According to police, the friends were equipped with a hip belt, via ferrata set, helmet, gloves and approach shoes.
At the crucial point an accident occurred
It happened shortly after 3 p.m. “The women were near the so-called key point. When the 29-year-old was already above this point, she no longer had direct visual contact with her companion, who was only at the beginning of the overhang, due to the terrain there. “Suddenly, the 29-year-old heard screams and saw the 48-year-old falling over a steep, rocky gully,” the researchers say.
After about 100 meters, the climber remained in the entrance area. Unfortunately, all help came too late for the 48-year-old. “The emergency doctor in the alerted rescue helicopter could only determine that the fallen woman was dead,” the researchers continued.
The 29-year-old shocked companion was rescued from the helicopter unharmed and taken to the nearby Ottenalm.
Why was the climber not secured?
Initial investigation on site revealed that the 48-year-old climber was not hooked into the via ferrata’s steel cable for reasons that are still unclear. “The two carabiners of the via ferrata set were hooked into the rope loop of the hip belt,” it reads.
The Kufstein Mountain Rescue Service, the Alpine Police, a police patrol, a medical emergency helicopter and the police helicopter were in action.
Source: Krone
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