Someone was very lucky: A 20-year-old triggers a slab of snow away from the secured slopes. She is completely buried by snow masses. The rescue follows quickly.
Tulfes – A skier from Germany was buried by an avalanche in Tyrol and was rescued alive after 15 minutes.
As the police confirmed, the 20-year-old was yesterday in the Glungezer ski area near Tulfes with a small group off the secured slopes when she probably triggered a slab of snow herself.
The young woman was completely buried by the snow masses. Her two passengers and another ski group immediately set about digging up the winter sportswoman. According to the police, she was found at a depth of 1 to 1.5 meters. The woman was unconscious, but her breathing and circulation were still functioning. “In any case, it’s a total stroke of luck if you survive for 15 minutes,” said a police spokesman for the German Press Agency. The woman, who lives in Innsbruck, was flown to a hospital with injuries.
The woman and her colleagues were well equipped with electronic tracking devices, avalanche probes and shovels in the ski area, where there is a considerable risk of avalanches, as in all of Tyrol. According to experts, rapid rescue by companions is of crucial importance, since the chances of survival for those buried under the snow decrease rapidly within a short period of time. dpa
