Both in Salzburg

Two fatal mountain accidents in just one afternoon

Wednesday was a dark day in the mountain community: two fatal accidents occurred in the afternoon in Salzburg's Flachgau region. In both cases, German mountaineers fell to their deaths. 

A German couple hiked to the Eisenauer Alm in the municipality of St. Gilgen on Wednesday afternoon. It happened on the descent along the Burggrabenklamm gorge: the man (65) suddenly left the path and then fell 150 meters over steep terrain into the gorge. His wife, who must have witnessed the fall, immediately raised the alarm.

The rescue helicopter quickly reached the scene of the accident. However, the emergency doctor was only able to determine that the man had died. A police helicopter took over the recovery of the lifeless body.

31-year-old had an accident on the Postalm via ferrata
A few kilometers further on, on the Postalm via ferrata in Strobl, the next mountain accident occurred: a German alpinist (31) was on the via ferrata with her husband at an altitude of 920 meters. For unknown reasons, she fell about 100 meters over rocky terrain into the Rußbach. The cause is still under investigation, according to the police. The body is to be recovered by helicopter on Thursday.