Fall with consequences

Skier (74) breaks her leg getting on the lift

A serious accident early Sunday afternoon in East Tyrol: a 74-year-old female skier fell while boarding a chairlift and suffered a broken leg. The seriously injured woman had to be flown to hospital by helicopter.

The painful incident occurred at around 12.30 pm at the valley station of the "Blauspitz chairlift" in Kals am Großglockner. "The 74-year-old local woman wanted to get on the lift when she suddenly fell and suffered a thigh fracture," reported the police.

To hospital by emergency helicopter
The pensioner was then given initial treatment on site and subsequently flown to Lienz District Hospital by the emergency helicopter. She was hospitalized there.