Bad news from Austria: A Bavarian has been looking for his glider in the Salzburg highlands since Wednesday. The man had probably started in Upper Bavaria.
- In Salzburg is since Thursday for a missing glider sought.
- The glider was probably launched in Upper Bavaria and is registered in Seefeld.
- The last contact with the pilot was on Wednesday afternoon.
Update from May 29, 3:45 p.m .: The rescuers were apparently successful in finding the missing glider pilot: According to information from our editorial team, the plane was discovered on Friday at 2,200 meters above sea level near Zederhaus near the Katschberg tunnel in the south of the Austrian state of Salzburg . At first nothing was known about the condition of the pilot.
Glider near Salzburg disappeared: Pilot probably started in Upper Bavaria - snow hinders search
First announcement : Herrsching / Salzburg - According to initial information, the man took off on Wednesday morning with his glider at an airfield in Herrsching am Ammersee in the district of Starnberg. The ORF reports. But there is no airfield there. Initial research by Starnberg Mercury has shown that the glider is approved for use by a person from Seefeld. It is not yet known whether she was on the plane.
Glider near Salzburg disappeared: last position known
The ORF continued to be able to make contact with the pilot in the early afternoon of Wednesday. His position at that time was as follows: west of the Katschberg pass near Muhr in the Lungau. He was on his way to the northwest.
Mountain rescuers look for missing glider near Salzburg
After that, contact was no longer possible. Rescue teams immediately set off and started looking for the glider. There were several helicopters and mountain rescuers from Kleinarl, Grossarl, Wagrain and Muhr in the Lungau.
Fresh snow: poor visibility hinders search for glider near Salzburg
However, around 9 p.m. on Thursday, the search was stopped. As the mountain rescue Tamsweg reports on Facebook, the view has become too bad. There was also a lot of fresh snow. A trace of the glider is missing so far.
The further search should now be decided on Friday.
Glider disappeared: accidents happen again and again
Again and again there are serious accidents on small airplane tours in the leisure sector. A glider crashed near Ohlstadt (Garmisch-Partenkirchen district) last year. Two people were on board. The same thing happened in 2019 at Spitzingsee. A glider tour ended fatally for a 29-year-old. It crashed in the Ammergau Alps.
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