Ski tourer injured
Mountain rescuers: “It was a race against time”
During a ski tour on the Lackenkogel in Salzburg's Pongau region, a 50-year-old man fell over a rock and suffered polytrauma. Due to difficult conditions, 14 rescuers rescued him before a helicopter flew him to hospital.
A ski tourer was seriously injured on the descent from the Lackenkogel (2051 meters) in Salzburg's Pongau region on Wednesday afternoon. As reported by the mountain rescue service, the 54-year-old Lower Austrian fell over a five-metre-high rock.
Darkness and heavy snowfall
As no rescue from the air was possible in the steep forest, 14 mountain rescuers climbed to the scene of the accident. The mountain rescue doctor diagnosed a polytrauma. Darkness and heavy snowfall made the rescue more difficult.
"It was a race against time, as the man had fallen over a five-metre-high rock and was seriously injured. Nightfall and heavy snowfall made the rescue more difficult," said Altenmarkt's local team leader Thomas Gotthardt.
The mountain rescuers initially transported the injured man towards the valley. At a clearing, the rescue helicopter team was then able to pick him up using a rope and fly him to Schwarzach Hospital.
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