Duo was scared
Too steep, too many snowfields: Couple called for help
The current conditions in Tyrol's mountains proved fatal for a couple on vacation from Germany (both in their mid-30s) in Schwaz on Wednesday. Due to the snowfields and steep terrain, the couple no longer dared to continue. The mountain rescuers had to arrive.
According to the police, the vacationing couple, who come from Berlin, climbed up from the Spieljoch mountain station towards Kellerjoch around midday. The two Germans were wearing hiking equipment. During the tour, however, the conditions in the Tyrolean mountains proved to be their undoing.
Fear prevented them from going any further
"Due to several snowfields and the increasing steepness and exposure, the pair did not dare to go either forwards or backwards on the descent," said the police. The two hikers then made an emergency call.
Nine men from the Schwaz mountain rescue team climbed up to the couple. "They were roped down 220 meters over the hard snow and brought down to the valley unharmed."
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