24 mountain rescuers from Hopfgarten, Westendorf and Kitzbühel were on a Christmas mission. Seven German hikers fell into distress in the mountains due to exhaustion and lack of equipment and had to be rescued from their predicament.
The group from Germany, aged between 21 and 39, left the car park “Wegscheid” in Hopfgarten im Brixental towards “Rosswildalm” around noon on Monday. However, a lack of equipment and physical exhaustion slowed the group down and forced them to turn back.
They could not achieve their actual goal. However, returning was no longer possible. That is why they were given access to the “Kuhwildalm”. That’s where they wanted to make the emergency call. However, this failed due to the lack of a mobile telephone network. Finally, a distress call was made via satellite shortly before 11 a.m. on Tuesday.
Rescued with quad
The mountain rescuers eventually climbed up to the seven Germans and took them, partly with the help of a tracked quad and partly on foot, to the Bamberger hut. There they received initial care and were eventually taken to the valley.
24 emergency services from the mountain rescue services Hopfgarten, Westendorf and Kitzbühel, two members of the Kitzbühel volunteer fire brigade, a police patrol and an Alpine police officer were present.
Source: Krone
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