Rescued by helicopter

Young freerider (13) seriously injured in fall

The injured man was flown to hospital by emergency helicopter (symbolic image).(Bild: Christof Birbaumer)

A terrible winter sports accident on Sunday afternoon in Söll in the Tyrolean lowlands: a 13-year-old boy fell while freeriding and suffered serious injuries. He had to be flown to Kufstein District Hospital by emergency helicopter.

According to the police, the accident happened in the late afternoon in the Söll ski area. The boy had skied into open terrain away from the secured slopes and fell. He remained seriously injured.

To hospital by emergency helicopter
After first aid on site, the 13-year-old was flown to hospital in Kufstein by the emergency helicopter.