87-Year-Old Fell 50 Meters and Was at Risk of Freezing: Dramatic Rescue Operation

An 87-year-old man from Ferndorf was rescued by a team of the avalanche and search dog squad of the Carinthian mountain rescue on Tuesday night. The pensioner had set off for a walk at 2:00 pm, fell in the area of a ditch and was left severely injured, as the police announced. After an unsuccessful search, his wife alerted the rescue forces, who finally found him at 10:40 pm.

Mountain Rescue Dog "Samy" Saves 87-Year-Old Carinthian's Life

The man had contacted his 82-year-old wife by phone after his accident before the connection broke off. The woman then independently started the search and alerted the police emergency call at 7:40 pm. In addition to the police, the mountain rescue, the fire brigade and a police helicopter were involved in the large-scale search operation.

The mountain rescue search dog "Samy" finally found the man in the area of a steep ditch. The man had presumably fallen 50 meters over steep, rocky terrain. After initial treatment by the emergency doctor, the 87-year-old was rescued from the difficult terrain by rope rescue by the mountain rescue and then taken to the Klagenfurt hospital by ambulance.

(APA/Red)

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