After a horror Saturday

Crumbling mountains put our emergency teams under pressure

The flight police led by deserving pilot Harald Strimitzer (right) had a marathon Saturday. Salzburg's regional geologist Gerald Valentin sees a number of reasons behind the increasing number of missions. Striking: "Most missions are caused by men between the ages of 50 and 60."

(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

Was the black weekend with four deaths in Salzburg just a random accumulation of emergencies, or is there more to it? The "Krone" asked alpine experts about this. Climate change is certainly not the only reason.

Three fatal rescues on Saturday, one accident with a fatal outcome on Sunday: the past hot weekend attracted thousands of mountaineering and leisure fans to Salzburg's mountains. However, with a total of four fatalities and countless other emergencies, it also showed its merciless dark side.