Mölltal Glacier

Avalanche in Carinthia: One buried victim rescued

A man was buried by an avalanche on the Mölltal Glacier.(Bild: zoom.tirol)

An avalanche occurred in Carinthia on Thursday morning. One man was buried in the avalanche.

A 51-year-old Carinthian man was buried by an avalanche on the Mölltal Glacier on Thursday. Emergency services on site immediately began searching for buried people - at first it was not clear how many were buried under the snow.

Avalanche victim resuscitated
The emergency services rescued the man who had possibly triggered the avalanche himself. After successful resuscitation, he was flown to the district hospital in Lienz, said police spokeswoman Waltraud Dullnigg.