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Rescue helicopter in Austria (archive image)
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A ski tourer fell around 300 meters in the Austrian Schröcken in Vorarlberg - and survived.
He was taken to hospital with injuries.
The 27-year-old slipped on a snow-covered icefall and fell, as the police announced on Sunday.
His companion, who is also 27 years old, reportedly called the emergency doctor.
A helicopter rescued the two from the northwest side of the Juppenspitze in the Vorarlberg region.
Since the 27-year-old's airbag backpack was triggered in the fall and he was wearing a helmet, the accident on Saturday was relatively mild, according to the police.
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