Drama in the Karwendel
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The search for the buried hiker (70) has had to be postponed following the avalanche on Saturday morning in the Binsalm area of the Tyrolean Karwendel. Impending avalanches make the operation too dangerous. Evacuation of the Lamsenjochhütte.
After the avalanche on Saturday, in which a person (70) was caught by an avalanche in the municipality of Vomp, the search has to be postponed again. After the operation on Saturday had to be called off due to the threat of further avalanches, the danger of further avalanches in the area is high.
Search probably not until Wednesday
The search for the buried victim was called off after a helicopter survey flight on Sunday morning. According to initial information from "Krone", the search could possibly continue on Wednesday. The air police also picked up more hikers from the Binsalm on Sunday.
At around 11 a.m. on Saturday, a group of around 30 hikers were on their way from the Binsalm to the Eng. One person was caught and buried in an avalanche.
Emergency services from Austria and Bavaria were deployed to search for and rescue the hiker. The search proved to be difficult, however, as the "Libelle Tirol" had to turn back on approach from Tyrol due to bad weather. Rescue teams from Lenggries and Murnau were brought to the scene of the accident in two German helicopters.
Mountain rescuers also buried
There was already a considerable risk of secondary avalanches on Saturday. This was confirmed when a mountain rescuer was partially buried by a secondary avalanche. He was rescued and flown out slightly injured.
The search was finally called off at around 3 p.m. on Sunday. Prior to this, the other hikers had managed to get out of the danger zone and down into the valley.
Dragonfly evacuates hikers
The Lamsenjochhütte is also located in the immediate vicinity of the accident site. The "Libelle Tirol" evacuated a group of ten hikers (seven Dutch, three German) from the hut in the early hours of Sunday afternoon.
Curious mission
The group of people actually wanted to return to the valley on foot. However, the hut keepers advised against it due to the risk of avalanches. Curious: As the hikers insisted on descending, Schwaz Mountain Rescue was alerted. However, the ascent to the "Lamsenjochhütte" was also too dangerous for the rescue team due to the current avalanche situation. The "Libelle Tirol" therefore flew the group to "Steinboden". From there, the Schwaz mountain rescue team accompanied the people down into the valley.
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