Helicopter crew rescues man from avalanche, condition critical

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It was to be feared: There were already several avalanche alarms in Tyrol on Wednesday morning! On the Hintertux Glacier in the Ziller Valley, a winter sports enthusiast was buried in open terrain. The man was excavated by the helicopter crew and had to be resuscitated. In Hochgurgl, an emergency call turned out to be a false alarm. In Nauders, a winter sports enthusiast was able to free himself from an avalanche. Shortly after 9:30 a.m., the fi…

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A snowboard went off in the so-called clover pit near the Tuxer Fernerhaus. A winter sportsman was caught and buried by the snow masses. Avalanche descents also occurred in Ischgl and Nauders.

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According to a report from the Tirol-edition of the "Kronen-Zeitung", the man had to be reanimated at the accident site. However, the exact passage of the avalanche accident was unclear for the time being. Apparently the winter sportsman was liberated from the snow masses from more than a metre deep. Avalanche descent also in Nauders in the district of Landeck in the OberlandA companion, who remained unharmed, had set the rescue chain in motion,…

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HINTERTUX/TUX/NAUDERS. A winter sports enthusiast was buried in an avalanche on the open terrain of the Hintertux Glacier in Tyrol's Zillertal on Wednesday morning. The man was dug out and rescued by emergency services.