31-Year-Old Dies in Hospital After Crash on Großglockner

The police announced this on Thursday. The man had fallen for reasons still unknown at an altitude of 3,500 meters and subsequently slid down the entire "Glockner slope".

Fall on the Großglockner: 31-Year-Old Was Accompanied by a 25-Year-Old

He then lay motionless. Mountaineers who were approximately at the height of the accident site initiated the rescue chain and provided first aid until the rescue helicopter arrived. Eventually, the man from Salzburg was flown to the Innsbruck clinic.

The mountaineer was accompanied by a 25-year-old companion. The two had set off at around 4:00 AM from the parking lot at Lucknerhaus in Kals, East Tyrol. They traveled to the Lucknerhütte with their e-bikes. From there, they hiked for about 30 minutes on foot towards the Glockner. At the start of the snow line, the mountaineers switched to touring skis along the normal route over the Ködnitzkees and headed towards the summit. With an ice axe and crampons, the 31-year-old then ascended in the area of the slope when the serious accident occurred at around 7:30 AM.

(APA/Red)

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