Challenging mission for the mountain rescuers in East Tyrol. They had to go to a German (44) towards Barmer-Hütte in Defereggental. The alpinist was “stranded” in impassable terrain. The rescue services were needed for almost nine hours!
The 44-year-old was on a multi-day hike in the Italian-Austrian border area. On Saturday, he wanted to go from the Kasselerhut in South Tyrol to the Barmerhut in East Tyrol to spend the night there.
“In the late afternoon, the German descended from the Roßhornscharte in the municipality of St. Jakob in the Defereggental towards Barmer-Hütte. “He came off the path in steep terrain at an altitude of around 2,900 meters and ended up in impassable terrain,” the police said.
“Dragonfly” had to abort the flight due to fog
The mountaineer finally called around 19:45. The mountain rescuers from the Defereggental region climbed on foot via the Patscherdal to the Barmerhut. The Libelle police helicopter was also deployed to provide support. However, he had to abort the flight due to fog. The mountain rescuers finally found the stranded German at 23:15. He could be guided to the valley.
The nearly nine-hour operation did not end until 4:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Source: Krone
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