The alarm came in around 11:30 a.m. According to the ÖAMTC, three men who had been in the channel were completely buried. They could only be recovered dead. According to the information, a winter sports enthusiast was partially buried. The man was flown to the St. Pölten University Hospital with serious injuries. A total of several helicopters were used.
Since it was not clear whether other people were buried after the avalanche, a search was started. In addition to several helicopters from the flight police, mountain rescue and alpine police were also involved in the action in the impassable area. “Today” had previously reported online about the avalanche.
On Friday there was a low avalanche danger (level 1 of 5) in the Ötscher region as in the entire mountainous region of Lower Austria. “Slab avalanches can only be triggered occasionally in the shady terrain,” said the warning service report.
