The mountain rescue services of Ehrwald and Lermoos and the fire service of Ehrwald have deployed a squadron of drones. The joint new drone passed its baptism of fire in the night of Friday in search of an eccentric Belgian in Gramais.
A major search for a missing Belgian in the Lechtaler Alps near Gramais kept the emergency services busy on Friday evening. The 39-year-old holidaymaker left his accommodation in Gramais in the afternoon on a tour to Rosskarsee (2118 m), but lost his way during the descent. The man managed to inform his parents in the evening, who sounded the alarm around midnight.
Drone squadron requested
Because a helicopter could no longer fly, the newly established drone squadron was requested, which, in addition to the mountain rescue services of Ehrwald and Lermoos, also includes the Ehrwald fire brigade. The drone team of the Landeck fire brigade also went to the Ausserfern.
“Recently, we have repeatedly and successfully used a private drone from our mountain rescue doctor, Stefan Kewitz,” said Regina Poberschnigg, head of the Ehrwald mountain rescue service. “So it made sense to buy a drone ourselves, which was co-financed by the TVB, the municipality and the Tiroler Zugspitzbahn.”
On August 4, the drone ‘tumbled’ into Ehrwald and on Friday evening Stefan Kewitz and Robin Lutnig were already using it to search the area around Gramais, where the Belgian was suspected. However, the missing person remained missing until the morning.
In good flying weather, the crew of the Libelle Tirol discovered the 39-year-old unharmed near a settlement near Bach on Friday morning. The man had descended into the neighboring valley. About 30 men from the mountain rescue service Elbigenalp, the drone squadron and the alpine police and the drone team from Landeck took part in the search.
Source: Krone
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