Fatal accidents once again occurred in the Tyrolean mountains. A local mineral searcher (66) and a French tourist (75) were killed on Tuesday in accidents in Ginzling and Neustift.
Not only did mountain rescue operations increase significantly in the summer of 2022 in Tyrol, but the number of fatalities in the mountains also increased dramatically. According to the Board of Trustees for Alpine Safety, 37 people were killed in accidents in the Tyrolean mountains from May 1 to August 10. In the same period of 2021 there were “only” 30 deaths!
Companion raised the alarm
His passion for collecting minerals became fatal on Tuesday around 4.30 pm for a 66-year-old Unterländer on the Ochsner (3107 m) in Ginzling. The experienced mountaineer climbed with a colleague through the Gunggl high valley to the north side of the Ochsner in search of minerals. While trying to descend to the backpack depot, he fell for unknown reasons at about 2,760 meters and then fell about 150 meters over sheer cliffs in the Ochsnerkees area. His companion, walking behind him, sounded the alarm.
The emergency helicopter team was only able to determine the mineral collector’s death. The companion received a shock and was flown down from the accident site.
Shock among mineral seekers
In the scene of the Tyrolean mineral seekers, the shock was deep on Wednesday. Michael Schrattenthaler from Buch bei Jenbach, a friend of the deceased and a member of the same mineral association, was also shocked.
Ochsner is a more interesting but more dangerous mountain
“The victim was an avid collector of minerals and very well known and popular in these circles,” says Schrattenthaler. The Ochsner is a very interesting but also dangerous mineral mountain. Mineral collectors would pursue their passion almost exclusively off the beaten track and path. Because that is the only place where great stones – such as smoky quartz on the Ochsner – can be discovered.
A 75-year-old Frenchman had a fatal accident on Tuesday afternoon on the hiking trail from the mountain station of the “11er-Lifte” in Neustift im Stubai to the Pinnisalm. At about 1750 meters altitude, the man suddenly fell 70 meters backwards from the path of a steep, rocky grassy slope for unknown reasons. In this case, too, the emergency medical helicopter team was only able to determine the man’s death.
Source: Krone
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