Landed on forest path
Skier falls 70 meters after crash on piste
Terrible winter sports accident on Sunday in the Tyrolean lowlands. Two skiers collided on a piste in Westendorf (Kitzbühel district). Both men went over the edge of the slope and fell 70 meters. The duo landed seriously injured on a forest path.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen The fatal accident happened in the "SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser". According to the police, the two locals, aged 58 and 60, were skiing independently of each other on red piste 117a, the so-called Fleiding descent, when they collided with full force in a right-hand bend.
The two seriously injured men ultimately came to a standstill on a forest path.
Die Polizei
"The skiers went over the edge of the piste and fell around 70 meters down the steep slope in open terrain. The two seriously injured men then came to a halt on a forest path," said the investigators.
Two emergency helicopters in action
After first aid was provided by the emergency rescue team, the seriously injured men were flown to Kufstein District Hospital and Innsbruck Hospital by the "C4" and "Heli3" emergency helicopters respectively.
The men suffered serious injuries to the face, chest and abdomen, among other areas, the investigators concluded.
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