US EditionRescuers Launch Search After Avalanche on Austrian Glacier Buries Skiers and Snowboarders
Austrian rescue teams saved nine skiers after an avalanche hit a risky area outside protected runs; three injured were airlifted for treatment.
- On Thursday, several skiers and snowboarders were buried Thursday morning on the Stubai Glacier in the Austrian Alps, and rescue operations continued around midday.
- The avalanche struck the Daunscharte pass, a hazardous area outside the protected ski runs, and heaps of snow reached a lower section of the piste, forcing it to be closed.
- Emergency services organized a large search operation involving 250 people, rescue dogs, and helicopters; nine people were rescued and three injured skiers airlifted to hospital.
- Piste officials closed the affected lower section after snow reached it, and it was unclear how serious the injured skiers' injuries were despite three being airlifted to hospital.
- It was not known whether more people remained buried while ongoing searches used rescue resources including helicopters, dogs, and dozens of personnel.
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A major search operation is underway at one of Austria's biggest ski resorts today after several skiers were swept away by a huge avalanche. The avalanche hit around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday in open terrain near the Daunscharte Pass, an off-piste area on the Stubai Glacier, according to the Telegraph. Horrifying video showed skiers trying to escape the avalanche as it hurtled down the glacier. Several skiers were in the off-piste area, which polic…
For eight winter sports enthusiasts, an avalanche descent in Tyrol ran out, all could be saved. The avalanche had been triggered - probably by skiers - above a slope on the Stubai glacier. It also hit the secured slope.
Several skiers and snowboarders were buried on Thursday morning in an avalanche on the Stubai glacier in the Austrian Alps, according to Austrian news media.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Several skiers and snowboarders were buried Thursday morning in an avalanche on the Stubai Glacier in the Austrian Alps, according to Austrian news outlets. Three injured skiers were airlifted to a hospital after being rescued in Tyrol, Austria, the Austrian Press Agency reported. The extent of their injuries was unknown. Emergency services organized a massive search and rescue operation involving 250 people, rescue dogs,…
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Several skiers and snowboarders were buried Thursday morning in an avalanche on the Stubai Glacier in the Austrian Alps, according to Austrian news outlets. Three injured skiers were airlifted to a hospital after being rescued in Tyrol, Austria, the Austrian Press Agency reported. The extent of their injuries was unknown. Emergency services organized a massive search and rescue operation involving 250 people, rescue dogs,…
A large avalanche was recorded on the Stubai glacier footpath, located in the state of Tyrol, in western Austria, on Thursday, November 27.The event took place outside the slopes enabled, in an area close to the Daunscharte Pass, known for its high risk to those who practice off-piste skiing.The authorities confirmed that at least three people were buried under the snow, while six skiers were rescued alive.The latter were found with slight injur…
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