According to initial information, there should be three buried people. A total of four athletes are said to be involved in the accident, the control center and police said to the APA. The avalanche should have gone off in the area of the Gammerspitze. Due to the exposed and avalanche-prone position, the operation is very difficult. Four emergency helicopters, a police helicopter and three mountain rescue teams were alerted.
On Saturday, after the avalanche-prone Friday with seven fatalities in Tyrol, this is the first mission, it said. Overall, the control center recorded around 30 avalanches the day before. Among them were some “negative avalanches” – that is, avalanches that did not cause any harm. There was a tricky avalanche situation in Tyrol in beautiful winter weather due to the snowfall and the wind. Avalanche warning level 3 on the five-part scale was issued for Saturday and Sunday.
Source: Nachrichten
