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The prosecutor's office in Salzburg did not see any violation of care by the mountain guide.
Four winter sportsmen lost their lives in a tragic avalanche accident in Großarl on 17 January 2026. They were part of a seven-member Alpine Club group led by an experienced mountain guide. Almost ten months later, the prosecutor's office closed the investigation.
After the avalanche accident with four dead, an investigation was initiated against the course leader. According to the prosecutor's office, the mountain guide could not be proven to be a breach of due diligence.
After the tragic avalanche accident in Großarltal with four deaths in January 2026, there is now legal clarity: the Salzburg Public Prosecutor's Office has closed the investigation against the 41-year-old mountain guide.
On 17 January 2026, four participants of an Alpine club tour were killed in an avalanche accident in the Großarltal (Pongau). Now, the prosecutor's office has closed the investigation against the mountain guide, who led the group at the time. Ricarda Eder, the spokesman of the Salzburger Procuratorate, announced on Thursday of the APA, was both a violation of due diligence and a predictability of the [...]
On 17 January 2026, four participants of an Alpine club tour were killed in an avalanche accident in Grossarltal (Pongau). Now, the prosecutor's office has stopped the investigation against the mountain guide, who was the head of the group at the time. Ricarda Eder, the spokesman of the Salzburger Procuratorate, announced on Thursday of the APA, "were both a failure of care and a predictability of the avalanche departure by the tour guide to neg…
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