Ski Accident in Carinthia: Bone Fractures for Boy from Vienna
Der Neunjährige wurde nach dem Skiunfall in ein Kärntner Krankenhaus gebracht.
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In the Katschberg ski area (Spittal an der Drau district), there was an accident with one severely injured person on Thursday. The victim: a nine-year-old from Vienna.
As the Carinthian State Police Directorate reported, the boy collided sideways with a 75-year-old skier from the Lower Austrian Waldviertel at around 12.00 pm on a slope. Both fell as a result.
Investigations After Ski Accident in Carinthia
While the accident was mild for the pensioner - he suffered minor injuries and did not need to be hospitalised -, the boy suffered fractures, as a police spokeswoman explained upon APA request. He was flown to the LKH Villach hospital by a rescue helicopter and admitted as an inpatient. The exact sequence of the accident is the subject of police investigations.
(APA/Red)
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