42-Year-Old Dead After Ski Accident in Styria

A fatal skiing accident happened on Sunday outside the secured ski area in the Planai ski resort in the Liezen district of Styria. At around 12:15 PM, a 42-year-old man from Graz was found lifeless by other skiers in a lift track, the police reported in the evening. Although the skiers immediately provided first aid, the emergency doctor, who was brought to the accident site by the C14 emergency helicopter using a winch, could only confirm the man's death.

Caught with Ski?

According to initial findings by the alpine police, the man may have caught the tip of one of his skis in the ground, causing him to fall. The 42-year-old sustained such severe injuries that he died at the scene of the accident.

(APA/Red)

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