A friend raised the alarm
Missing: Climbing couple rescued in the middle of the night
They were freezing, wet and then unreachable: Two climbers from Germany triggered an hours-long search operation in the Tyrolean Zillertal on Sunday evening. The couple were only found by the emergency services after midnight.
The 36-year-old German and his companion (33) went on a climbing tour to the 3065-metre-high Grundschartner in the municipality of Brandberg on Sunday. Apparently, the duo only made slow progress and were probably surprised by the weather.
Telephone instructions to a friend
"At around 6.15 pm, the 36-year-old called a friend and told him that he was on the last pitch with his climbing partner, that it was already wet and cold and that the friend should alert the mountain rescue service if he did not call back by 9 pm," the police explain.
The friend made an emergency call, whereupon a search operation was launched by mountain rescue and the Alpine police.
Die Ermittler
The friend's cell phone remained silent. The German did not answer and could no longer be reached. "The acquaintance made an emergency call, whereupon a search operation was launched by mountain rescue and the Alpine police," the investigators continued.
Couple found unharmed
Shortly before 1 a.m., there was a big sigh of relief: the couple was found unharmed by the emergency services at an altitude of almost 2,000 meters and taken to a nearby mountain pasture.
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