His first experience with a Via Ferrata ended with serious injuries for a 25-year-old Dutch. On Monday afternoon he traveled alone in Goasu (Upper Austria), got out of the road and fell 50 meters. He could be saved with the helicopter just before he withdraws a huge storm front.
On Monday afternoon, a 25-year-old Dutch holiday guest decided to celebrate the Schmied-Krettersteig in Gosau. It was the first via Ferrata for the man. He had no experience and also chose a variant in the level of difficulty C. He was well -equipped and, according to his information, he managed the first places without problems. After about a third of the Via Ferrata, it is interrupted by a short forest. In this area he lost his way out of sight and released, rock -well -well -well -well -steep area.
Was seriously injured
After a short time he was able to find the Via Ferrata about two meters below his location and wanted to descend there. During the descent he lost his grip and crashed about 50 meters above rock through suppressed terrain. He was still able to communicate the emergency services independently via the emergency call 140. Eight emergency services of the Gosau Mountain Rescue Officer were immediately injured and offered first aid. The 25-year-old was responsive and was able to describe the course of the accident in short words.
Safe by duration
Accordingly, no third party error could not be determined. The emergency services brought the seriously injured with an open space in the neighborhood, from where the crew of the emergency helicopter Martin 3 registered it by combining and spent at the intermediate landing site near the Gosau Open -Air Museum. At the last minute, the assignment was handled successfully before he pulled a huge storm front. The wounded were flown to the hospital in Schwarzach in the Pongau for further treatment.
Source: Krone
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