Avalanche in the Karwendel

Buried mountain rescuer: “Dramatic seconds”

Christian Busslehner, mountain rescuer and ski school manager in Achenkirch, tore the cruciate ligament in his right knee.(Bild: ZOOM.TIROL)

Tyrolean mountain rescuer Christian Busslehner (49) was buried and seriously injured by an avalanche in an avalanche drama with one fatality below the Binsalm (Schwaz district). He now needs an operation. In an interview with "Krone", he describes how he experienced the accident.

"I had actually planned to have a free afternoon," says the father of two, who recently received an award for 25 years of active membership of the Achenkirch mountain rescue team. But it didn't turn out to be a great afternoon with his two daughters Hannah (7) and Eva (9) and his wife Regina. There was an avalanche alert in the morning: a German hiker was buried by an avalanche on his descent from the Binsalm.