Some recreational athletes are apparently incorrigible: Despite the most unfavorable conditions and warnings of severe weather, the mountain rescue service in Styria had to go on several missions on Sunday. On the Salza, even rafters were seen. The rescue services continue to urge extreme caution!
It’s hard to believe: while the weather is paralyzing half the country and causing major problems in many places, apparently quite a few people are going on alpine tours.
For example, on Sunday the mountain rescue team had to go on a rescue mission to the challenging Gesäuse. On the descent from the Hesshütte, located between Hochtor and Zinödl at 1,699 meters above sea level, two hikers made very slow progress due to the enormous amounts of snow – the mountain rescue service reported one and a half to two meters in the area of the Hesshütte. Fallen trees made the descent even more difficult.
Nearly two meters of fresh snow
After the duo failed to return to the valley at the expected time, family members started the rescue chain. “We were able to find them soaked but safe in the lower Koderboden area and escorted them to the valley,” the mountain rescue team said. 26 mountain rescuers and dog handlers from the Styrian Mountain Rescue Service were present.
On Saturday, a 59-year-old German collapsed in Mitterberg-St. Martin am Grimming towards Prentner Berg. He got lost in the wet and snowy terrain, fell and injured himself. At around 18:00, he alerted the mountain rescue service himself. The Alpine police from Liezen and 19 members of the mountain rescue service from Gröbming then climbed to an altitude of around 1,100 meters and brought the hypothermic man back to the valley.
Rafting trip despite the flood
The photos taken by the Palfau volunteer fire brigade on Sunday at Landl are also hard to believe. They show trusses on the flood-bearing Salza. “No adrenaline rush in the world justifies endangering a human life or, in an emergency, the lives of the emergency services!” “Especially nowadays, when all of Austria is in a state of emergency due to the weather, water sports on the Salza are an absolute NO-GO!”
Enrico Radaelli of the Styrian mountain rescue service also makes an appeal: “Winter has really arrived in the mountains. As beautiful and tempting as the fresh snow is, restraint, respect and humility are now in order.”
Source: Krone
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