Man seriously injured

German fell into the depths of the East Tyrolean ice park

Symbol photo(Bild: zoom.tirol)

Serious accident on Sunday morning in the "Eispark" in Matrei in East Tyrol! While training for the upcoming alpine test, a German (32) slipped with his feet and fell almost nine meters to the frozen ground. The man was seriously injured.

The 32-year-old was training with two German alpinist friends (35 and 31) in the "Eispark Osttirol" at around 10 a.m. on Sunday when the fatal mishap occurred. "The 32-year-old initially climbed up the artificial icefall about three to four meters without any problems and set a first ice screw there as an intermediate belay, then climbed another four to five meters up to set a second ice screw there," according to the police. He was secured by the 31-year-old.

Flown to hospital
During this attempt, however, the man's feet slipped and he could no longer hold on. "The 32-year-old fell around seven to nine meters to the ground and hit the frozen ground or ice with the right side of his body," said the police. He was seriously injured, taken to the Matreier Tauernhaus by skidoo and later flown by emergency helicopter to the Lienz district hospital.