Serious accident on Sunday morning in the “IJspark” in Matrei in East Tyrol! During training for the upcoming alpinet test, a German (32) slid out and almost nine meters fell on the frozen ground. The man was seriously injured.
The 32-year-old was training on Sunday around 10 a.m. in the “Eispark Osttirol” with two German alpinist friends (35 and 31) when the fatal accident took place. “The 32-year-old first climbed the artificially created ice cream trap about three to four meters and placed a first ice screw there as an intermediate safety feature, after which he climbed another four to five meters to place a second ice cream screw there.” the police say. He was secured by the 31-year-old.
Flew
During this attempt the man slid out with his feet and could no longer hold on. “The 32-year-old fell to the ground for about seven to nine meters and ended up with the right side of his body on the frozen ground or the ice,” said the director. He was seriously injured, was first brought in a skidoo to the Matreier Tauernhaus and later flown with an emergency helicopter to the Lienz district hospital.
Source: Krone
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