Großglockner mission

Difficult police mission at 3200 meters above sea level

Police pilot Stefan Pichler in front of the police helicopter.(Bild: Uta Rojsek-Wiedergut)

Police pilot Stefan Pichler and colleague Frank Buchholzer braved the wind and rescued two Czech alpinists.

The police, your friend and helper - even at 3200 meters above sea level: after around 36 hours of "captivity" in the emergency bivouac on the Grossglockner, the two injured alpinists from the Czech Republic (as reported) were rescued by a team from the Carinthian air police by helicopter on Tuesday morning.