Fatal fall in the fog
Skier crashes into chunk of ice: broken ribs!
Devastating winter sports accident on Sunday in the Tyrolean Wipptal: A skier (45) fell due to poor visibility and crashed into a chunk of ice on the slope adjacent to the piste. The woman suffered several broken ribs and was taken to hospital in Innsbruck.
The accident happened shortly after 12 noon in the Bergeralm ski area. The 45-year-old local was skiing downhill on blue piste no. 5 when, according to the police, she made a mistake at an altitude of around 1600 meters due to poor visibility in heavy fog.
Slid over the edge of the slope
The skier then fell, "slid over the edge of the piste and hit the right side of her body against a lump of ice on the adjacent slope", according to the investigators.
The piste rescue team carried out first aid and then transported the injured woman to the valley.
Die Polizei
The woman suffered several broken ribs. She was given first aid by the piste rescue team and then taken down into the valley. The rescue team then took her to the hospital in Innsbruck.
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