For a long time it was quiet in Tyrol – on Saturday afternoon around 2.30 pm the first message about an avalanche. This went in the Pitztal and recorded a freerider. Avalanche warning level at level three of the five.
Despite the considerable risk of avalanches in many parts of Tyrol, it was quiet until the early afternoon. There was the first message on the “Mittag ball” on the Pitztaler glacier. There a freerider would have been admitted and buried by an avalanche.
According to the first information, the winter athlete may have been a freeride descent to Taschachtal. At the departure he was finally hit by the snow mass.
The rescue helicopter “Martin 8” is on the way to the scene of the accident. According to the Mountain Rescue and Control Center, the winter athlete was already freed from the snow mass while the avalanche became known. However, nothing is known about the situation.
Significant avalanche hazard
As reported, there is a considerable avalanche risk in many parts of Tyrol (level 3 of 5). Although the danger level in Tyrol is now falling, the weak old snow layer Christoph Mitterer of the Tyrolean Avalanche -warning service is still very concerned. “Unfortunately, the situation does not improve that quickly,” says the expert.
This week alone there was an avalanche alarm. Countless people were spilled in the accidents. A German variant driver (30) was still in a mortal danger on Friday.
Source: Krone
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