Group canyoning

Surprised by rising water level, rescued by helicopter

It could have ended badly: During a canyoning tour in Zammerberg in the Tyrolean district of Landeck, a group of eight was surprised by a sudden rise in the water level on Friday. The athletes were then rescued from the gorge by helicopter.

Led by a 25-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man, three women and three men (28 to 40 years old) from Germany embarked on the canyoning tour on the Kronburgbach in Zammerberg on Friday afternoon. Around three hours after the start - the group was in the process of abseiling down the lower section of the tour - the water level in the gorge suddenly rose rapidly, as reported by the police. 

Set down unharmed on the cycle path
The 25-year-old canyoning guide then made an emergency call for safety reasons. The C5 emergency helicopter and the Libelle police helicopter arrived. Using a rope, they rescued all eight group members unharmed from the gorge and set them down on the Inntal cycle path.

The Landeck mountain rescue, ambulance and alpine police were also deployed.