46-year-old fell into cave three meters deep

On Thursday afternoon, two volunteers (46, 64) were busy with maintenance work in the Gassel-Tropfsteinhöhle at 1229 meters above sea level in Ebensee. From an unexplained cause, a support suddenly broke out and the younger one plunged three meters into the depth. On May 10, the season is scheduled to start in the Gassel-Tropfsteinhöhle near Ebensee according to the homepage. On Thursday, therefore, probably two volunteers of the association for…

The man crashed during bridge construction work. The rescue was difficult.

A 46-year-old man from Roitham rushed about three meters into the depth and injured himself severely.

A volunteer was seriously injured during work in the Gassel-Tropfsteinhöhle. After a fall, he and his comrade managed to rescue him from the cave. On Thursday, 8 May 2025, a serious work accident occurred in the Gassel-Tropfsteinhöhle near Ebensee at around 2.40 p.m. Two volunteers carried out construction work there. Specifically, the men at the age of 64 and 46 worked on a new bridge inside the cave. In the course of these works suddenly a sup…