The rescue helicopter had to fly out 33 times in early June to rescue the 99 German students and teachers from their mountain distress in Kleinwalsertal (Vorarlberg). That costs – about 18,000 euros. But who will pay the bill?
The rescue of a large group of German schoolchildren in the mountains of Vorarlberg, which received a lot of media attention two weeks ago, could cost about 18,000 euros. Martin Burger, head of the mountain rescue service in Vorarlberg, confirmed the number in an ORF report as a “good estimate”. The mountain rescue service will send the bill to the school, but it cannot say whether or how the Ministry of the Interior will charge its share of the costs.
Internet rating used
The cost of rescuing the 99 students and their eight companions from the narrow Heuberggrat, which is slippery after rain, which the teachers selected as a tour based on an online assessment, consists of three hours of flight time for the police helicopter, an hour and a half for the Christopher 8 and the earthwork of the mountain saviors.
The costs for the Christopherus 8 and the mountain rescue operation are charged by the mountain rescue service, according to Burgers’ estimate this share amounts to about 8,000 to 9,000 euros. However, he cannot give definitive figures here either.
Large-scale operation for mountain rescuers
The group of 12- to 14-year-olds from Ludwigshafen (Rhineland-Palatinate) ran into mountain distress during an unsigned trek up the narrow Heuberggrat, which police say requires “highlight, sturdiness and experience in alpine terrain”. The basis for the selection of the tour was an evaluation on a mountaineering site on the Internet. About 70 people were rescued by two helicopters using dew rescue and evacuation kits, the others descended accompanied by the mountain rescue service.
Source: Krone
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