Avalanche drama in Tyrol

Without a guardian angel, there could have been several fatalities

The 19-year-old German died under these masses of snow on Tuesday.(Bild: zoom.tirol)

The 19-year-old German who died on the Bärenkopf in the Tyrolean lowlands on Tuesday was very unlucky, as sliding snow avalanches can occur without any external influence. Without a guardian angel, the entire group of seven could have been dead.

The seven young friends wanted to go on a hike together - as they have done many times before. This ended in disaster for the hikers at Lake Achensee, who were not very knowledgeable about avalanches. Details of the accident show how closely happiness and suffering are linked on the mountain.