A 51-year-old ski tourer from Styria died in an avalanche in the municipality of Altaussee (Liezen district) on Saturday afternoon. The man was traveling alone from the Pötschenpass to the Sarstein. At an altitude of 1800 meters he crossed a steep gully and released a slab of snow. The ski tourer was swept away and could not free himself, the police said in a broadcast.
A relative of the man filed a missing person report with the police on Saturday evening. Alpine police, mountain rescue and flight police started a search operation, they found the Styrian in the avalanche around midnight.