Four helicopters in action

Six alpinists fall 50 meters during tour

Symbolic image(Bild: Manuel Schwaiger)

A serious recreational accident on the Zuckerhütl in the Tyrolean Stubai Valley on Saturday! In the course of a fall, a mountaineer dragged five other alpinists with him. The people came to rest after 50 meters. The result: a duo from Italy had to be rescued by two helicopters. Three locals had a stroke of luck.

The accident happened at around 11 am. At the time, several climbers were in the summit area of the Zuckerhütl. "Around 50 meters below the summit, a previously unknown mountaineer suddenly started to slip in the snow-covered gully, which was up to 50 degrees steep in places, and fell," the police said. As a result, three local and two Italian mountaineers were swept away.

The three local mountaineers were only slightly injured and continued their tour.

Ein Sprecher der Polizei

Four helicopters in action
The five people came to rest around 50 meters below the crash site. The two Italians - a man and a woman, both aged 27 - suffered serious injuries. They had to be flown to the hospitals in Hall and Merano by emergency helicopter. The three local mountaineers were only slightly injured and continued their tour. Three emergency helicopters and a police helicopter were deployed.

To date, there is no trace of the unknown person who took the other people with him. He is likely to have made off.