Mountain drama in Tyrol

Alpinist falls 300 meters to his death on the “Devil’s Ridge”

The man's body was discovered during a search flight with the police helicopter (archive photo).

(Bild: Christof Birbaumer (Symbolbild))

Terrible alpine drama on Sunday in Leutasch in the Tyrolean district of Innsbruck-Land: a climber fell several hundred meters to his death in the area of the so-called "Devil's Ridge". After the man had not returned home, his wife raised the alarm. A body was then discovered during a search flight.

According to the police, the mountaineer had planned a tour via the Wangscharte to the Dreitorspitze in the Leutasch Wetterstein mountains. He also had to cross the so-called "Devil's Ridge". It was in this area that the terrible accident occurred.

Body discovered during search flight
"After the man did not return home between 3 and 4 pm as planned, his wife alerted the emergency services," reported the police. During a search flight with the Libelle police helicopter, a body was finally spotted on a gravel slope below the "Teufelsgrates".

According to previous findings, the climber probably fell in the ridge area. He then fell approximately 250 to 300 meters down the vertical south face of the Schüsselkarspitze to the foot of the wall.

Die Polizei

Autopsy ordered
It is likely to be the deceased. "According to previous findings, the climber probably fell in the ridge area. He then fell approximately 250 to 300 meters down the vertical south face of the Schüsselkarspitze to the foot of the wall," the investigators continued.

A forensic autopsy was ordered by the public prosecutor's office to determine his exact identity.