A ski tourer had a fatal accident near the Schoißeralm near Oberaudorf.
Two other athletes found him lifeless in the snow.
Oberaudorf - In the Brünnstein area in the Rosenheim district, two ski tourers made a terrible find.
At the Schoißeralm they came across an injured man on Friday (April 9th).
He was also a ski tourer.
And lay lifeless in the snow.
District of Rosenheim: Ski tourers find an injured man in the Brünnstein area - he dies at the scene of the accident
The two athletes reacted immediately and notified the mountain rescue service, the Rosenheim police said.
But also supported by the rescue helicopter "Christoph 1", the emergency services came too late.
Eleven mountain rescuers were on the way.
But they couldn't help the 70-year-old anymore.
He died at the scene of the accident.
Whether he was still alive when he was found by the two ski tourers is not clear from the message.
There are also question marks behind the course of the accident.
How did the man have an accident?
The investigation into this was started by the Alpine Police Force.
According to the current state of knowledge, the victim was traveling alone and fell on a mountain slope, explained a spokesman on Saturday when asked by the
German press agency
.
Ski tours in Bavaria: Excursions can quickly become dangerous without an escort
It can be assumed that the deceased 70-year-old was an experienced ski tourer.
Why he was traveling alone remains the question.
Without a guide, a ski tour can quickly become dangerous.
During the corona pandemic, more and more inexperienced touring skis are currently being drawn into the mountains.
The day trippers often risk their lives, mostly because they ignore important warnings.
In the current case of the injured man from Rosenheim, the conditions were harmless.
Unfortunately, he probably crashed very unhappily.
At the end of February, a death drama had already occurred in Berchtesgadener Land.
A 28-year-old man slumped unconscious on the way back to his car.
The resuscitation attempts of the mountain rescuers failed.