Climbed unsecured

Holidaymaker (19) falls seven meters over rock face

A young Dutchman suffered serious injuries in a fall in Sölden in the Tyrolean Ötztal on Thursday evening. The 19-year-old had climbed unsecured over a rock face and ultimately fell from a height of seven meters.

According to the police, the accident happened at around 8 p.m. in the municipality of Sölden. The 19-year-old Dutchman climbed up a rock face to a wooden platform without being secured. The young man then suddenly lost his balance on this platform.

Serious head injuries 
"He then fell around seven meters and hit the asphalt floor below," said the investigators. The Dutchman suffered serious head injuries, among other things.

Symbolic image(Bild: Christof Birbaumer)

After first aid on site, he was flown to Innsbruck University Hospital by the "Alpin 2" emergency helicopter.