Drama in the Tyrolean mountains: tourists saved before the crash!

Drama in the Tyrolean mountains: tourists saved before the crash!

On Easter Monday, two German tourists aged 19 and 20 were saved in the Tyrolean mountains. According to Our Central Europe , the two were near the "Ms. Hitt" on the north chain when they got into a critical location with a fog and porridge.

at 8:45 p.m. the tourists alerted the mountain rescuers after they had lost the courage. The mountain rescuers criticized the poor tour planning of the two. These had large backpacks with them and had broken up "fully motivated", but lost the sense of time because the "Möslalm" was already closed at this time of year. At the time of the emergency call, her mobile phone only had a five percent battery performance. In addition, they were in the descent to the Möslalm without reception.

rescue use in difficult conditions

Since a helicopter insert was not possible due to the poor weather conditions, the mountain rescuers were brought to the site with the cable car. They were finally able to lead the two tourists safely back to the rope to the Seegrube. From there, the rescued were transported to Innsbruck with a car.

The mountain rescue Bruno Berloffa pointed out the need to better prepare in the alpine terrain and to recognize the risks of such activities. Tour planning in particular should be taken seriously in order to avoid similar situations in the future.

emergency numbers and their use

In the context of this incident, it is important to know the right measures in the event of an emergency in the mountains. If there is a lack of reception at the scene of the accident, you should put your cell phone into flight mode and then reactivate to choose emergency number 112, as Bergwelten . This number is available in all EU member states for free calls in emergency situations. It is helpful to know that modern cell phones have an emergency call function that works even without a PIN code.