76-Year-Old Fell in Kitzlochklamm: Body Found During Search Operation

In the Kitzlochklamm near Taxenbach in Salzburg's Pinzgau, a local fell into the Rauriser Ache while traversing the via ferrata on Sunday morning and lost his life. The stream currently carries a lot of water after a thunderstorm with heavy rain on Saturday.

Alpinist Dies in Fall in Kitzlochklamm in Salzburg

A large search operation was launched, and in the afternoon, mountain and water rescuers found the local only dead in a pool several meters deep, informed the mountain rescue.

The 76-year-old from Pongau wanted to traverse the via ferrata together with a 20-year-old from Pongau when he fell about 70 meters into the depth in the area of the long rope bridge for reasons still unclear, as the police informed later in the afternoon. His companion immediately raised the alarm, and a comprehensive search operation involving several emergency organizations was initiated.

High Water Level Complicated Search

"We searched all the pools, some of which were so deep that we couldn't reach the bottom," described the mountain rescue operation leader, Thomas Daum. The water level in the pools of the Rauriser Ache was high because it had rained heavily the evening before due to a storm. This complicated the search operation, in which divers from the water rescue also participated. Probes and a drone from the fire department were also used for support.

Around 2:00 PM, the man was found dead in a pool in the gorge by mountain and water rescuers. Contrary to the initial information, the 76-year-old was not canyoning in the gorge but was traversing the via ferrata. The mountain rescue corrected their initial information.

(APA/Red)

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