Sledding Accidents in Salzburg Result in Two Seriously Injured

A 70-year-old American crashed into a lighting pole during his descent on Biberg in Saalfelden, suffering a severe pelvic fracture, as reported by the Salzburg Mountain Rescue on their homepage. In the Preber area in Lungau, a 22-year-old German woman sustained head and leg injuries when she veered off an icy toboggan run and fell four meters.

Two Seriously Injured in Sledding Accidents

In Saalfelden, members of the local mountain rescue team and two Red Cross paramedics provided first aid to the American at the scene of the accident. He was then transported to the valley with the UT 2000 mountain stretcher and the mountain rescue vehicle. In Lungau, the injured German woman was rescued by ten mountain rescuers from the Tamsweg local station. A mountain rescue doctor took over the initial care of the woman. She was transported to the valley in a mountain rescue quad and handed over to the Red Cross there. The Alpine Police were also involved in the operation.

(APA/Red)

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