Thanks on the anniversary

Survivor sends touching letter to mountain rescuers

Mountain rescuers Stefan Brandl (left) and Fred Wallenta with the thank-you letter that Kris Minne sent them.(Bild: ZOOM Tirol)

An emotional letter arrived at Schwaz Mountain Rescue from Belgium these days. In it, the sender Kris Minne (56), who almost froze to death in the Tyrolean Karwendel mountains in November last year, describes how he fought his way back to life.

"It's rare for something this good to happen," agree local station manager Fred Wallenta and Stefan Brandl from Schwaz Mountain Rescue. "Some people grumble when they receive a bill from us for a mission, others pay it and write us an emotional letter of thanks," Wallenta compares.