27-Year-Old Fatally Injured in Alpine Accident in Pinzgau

Tödlicher Alpinunfall in Salzburg.
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A 27-year-old Belgian man had a fatal accident on Wednesday in high alpine terrain near Saalbach-Hinterglemm in Pinzgau.
The man started a tour with his cousin from Spielberghaus to Geißstein. In the afternoon, they separated, and the 27-year-old continued alone. When he did not return in the evening, relatives alerted the emergency services, according to the police.
27-Year-Old Found Dead After Alpine Accident in Pinzgau
A search operation was launched. Shortly before 11:00 PM, the search teams found the missing person about 200 meters below Geißstein, but the man was already dead. As could be determined from the traces, the Belgian had slipped in the snow and fallen.
(APA/Red)
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