Berchtesgadener Land: avalanche sweeps away ski tourers – rescue workers can only save the dead man

Created: 02/05/2022, 19:31

By: Marc Dimitriu

Slab avalanche in the Sittersbachtal, Berchtesgaden Alps.

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Two men were swept away by an avalanche in the Bavarian Alps.

One of the men was killed.

Ramsau near Berchtesgaden – In the Berchtesgadener Land, a man from Austria died in an avalanche.

A second Austrian came to a clinic with serious injuries, the police said on Saturday.

Berchtesgaden: Ski tourers swept away by avalanche – man dies

The ski tourers were on Saturday afternoon near Ramsau near Berchtesgaden on the ascent via the Sittersbachtal to the 2468 meter high Steintalhörndl.

A massive slab of snow broke loose about 150 meters from the summit and swept the two tourers (61 and 41 years old) away.

A witness was able to locate and partially dig up the 61-year-old before the rescue workers arrived.

In the avalanche field, however, only the death of the man could be determined.

The avalanche had a starting width of about 400 meters, a length of about 870 meters with a height difference of about 320 meters.

On Saturday there was considerable danger with avalanche warning level three (out of five).

Also in Austria there were several avalanches due to the weather conditions.

The number of avalanche deaths continues to rise.

(md with dpa)