On the Turracher Höhe

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At around 10.30 am, the Carinthian police received an emergency call: an avalanche in the Turracher Höhe area! Emergency services searched for possible victims.

Around 800 meters southeast of the Rinsennock in the municipality of Reichenau, an avalanche broke loose on Monday morning. After the emergency services were alerted by an emergency call and the police could not rule out the possibility that people had been buried, a major search operation was launched.

Cause largely clarified
"The avalanche cone was flown over several times with the help of the police helicopter," said an official. However, no traces could be found in the entire area around the cone. Investigations by the Alpine Police and Villach Mountain Rescue Service, as well as witness statements, have revealed that the avalanche probably came loose without any outside influence: "There are heavy snow drifts in the area of the avalanche edge, which probably caused the avalanche!"

To date, no one has been reported missing and the police assume that no one has been injured.