Dream weather in the mountains - and then that: On Saturday afternoon, an avalanche goes off in the Riffelriss area in Grainau.
Fortunately, there are no people buried in the popular touring area.
Alarm at the Eibsee on Saturday lunchtime: avalanches in the Riffelriss area in Grainau.
Since the area is popular with ski tourers, the control center triggered a major alarm.
Mountain rescue services and police with the support of dog handlers and three helicopters arrived.
“During the first overflights it became clear that there were traces of ski tourers in the avalanche area.
Some led in, others out again, ”emphasizes Mayor Stephan Märkl.
For a long time it was not clear whether there were buried victims.
The all-clear finally around 3 p.m .: Then the operation - the rescue workers had set up their quarters in Untergrainauer Feld - ended.
Apparently there were no people in the area when the avalanche went off.
It was known that the danger of avalanches was high.
After the abundant fresh snowfall in the past few days, the warning center in Bavaria issued level 4 out of a maximum of 5 for the Werdenfels Alps from 1600 meters, including level 3. The Hohenpeißenberg expert Thomas Feistl talks about how dangerous the situation is in an interview with Merkur.
