The rescue of 99 German schoolchildren in Kleinwalsertal in Vorarlberg not only resulted in a horrific mountain rescue bill, but also had legal ramifications.
The public prosecutor’s office is now working on the rescue of 99 students who got into trouble in the Kleinwalsertal and eight teachers in the Kleinwalsertal. “The police report has been received and is currently under investigation,” Heinz Rusch, spokesman for the competent public prosecutor’s office in Feldkirch, said on Thursday. Rusch gave no further details.
Route found on the internet
The group of 12- to 14-year-olds from Ludwigshafen (Rhineland-Palatinate) arrived on June 7 during an unsigned trek up the narrow Heuberggrat, which police say “requires height, sure-footedness and experience” in the mountains. 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. The soggy and hypothermic children had to be taken care of by the Crisis Intervention Team (KIT), and the group is now back at home in Germany.
18,000 euro bill
The case had made national headlines and a lack of understanding. The cost of using the mountain rescue service is estimated at around 18,000 euros. The invoice has been sent to the school. It is not yet clear who will actually pay them.
Source: Krone
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