Warnings ignored

Hours-long operation for fallen Dutchman

The mountain rescuers climbed up to the injured man in the most adverse weather conditions.(Bild: Bergrettung Oetz, Krone KREATIV)

The series of mountain rescue missions in Tyrol continues unabated: despite the most adverse weather conditions, a Dutch holidaymaker couple undertook a hike to the dam wall of the Finstertal reservoir in Kühtai. The man fell 60 meters down a snowfield and was seriously injured.

Many hikers and mountaineers don't seem to want to believe it: There is still an extraordinary amount of snow at higher altitudes at the moment. This circumstance and ignoring the weather conditions led to the accident in Kühtai on Tuesday, which made great demands on the Oetz mountain rescuers.