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After being completely buried, the winter athlete could only be recovered dead, said a police spokesman. According to the Komperdell cable car, the avalanche in the open ski area was triggered by the off-piste skier herself. Further information on the identity of the casualties was initially not available.
The avalanche was reported around 10.40 a.m., and the woman was only released lifeless from the snow masses at noon, it was said. The avalanche cone is said to have been 30 meters wide and 80 meters long. The variant driver should not have had an avalanche transceiver (LVS) with her.
Big search
The result was a search operation with numerous participants: 55 emergency services from mountain rescue, ski school, cable car and a search dog squadron with three avalanche search dogs were deployed. Two police helicopters also flew.
In Tyrol, there was a significant avalanche danger on Friday, especially at higher altitudes, i.e. level 3 on the five-part scale. The country had previously warned that the current spring-like and mild weather, especially at the weekend, not only brings many hours of sunshine, but also an increasing risk of avalanches.
Men carried away 200 meters
An avalanche in Vorarlberg, on the other hand, came to a light end. Two ski tourers were from one on Thursday avalanche been carried away. The two 23 and 35-year-old men had triggered the slab of snow themselves, the police said on Friday. They were hit by the masses of snow and swept away about 200 meters. They managed to stay on the surface. The men were not injured.
The winter sports enthusiasts then made an emergency call and were brought down to the valley by the crew of the police helicopter. The ski tourers had wanted to climb from Gaschurn (Montafon) via the Garnertal in the direction of the Hochmaderer, below the 40 degree steep summit slope the 80 by 350 meter large slab of snow broke away.
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