From the court
Acquittals after avalanches
A trial against two members of the Lech avalanche commission ended on Tuesday with acquittals. The two had to answer for an avalanche on a ski slope in Lech/Zürs on Christmas Day 2022, in which five winter sports enthusiasts were injured.
They were accused of clearing the slope without due care. The verdicts are not legally binding.
Immediately after the avalanche above piste 134 ("Balmen") shortly before 3 pm, a catastrophe was feared. Based on a video, it was assumed that ten winter sports enthusiasts were buried. Over 200 people searched for hours for possible victims. One skier from Germany was partially buried by the avalanche and flown to the hospital in Innsbruck with serious injuries. Another four skiers were also injured in the avalanche. When investigating the cause of the accident, it turned out that avalanche blasting had been carried out at the site of the avalanche in the morning of the day of the accident, but not all the snow had been removed.
Acquitted in case of doubt
During the trial, the defendants explained how they proceeded to secure the slope and what investigations they carried out on the slope. During a control run after the blasting, there was no indication that another avalanche could occur there. They were exonerated by an expert opinion. Both were acquitted in case of doubt.
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