Skied over

Skier (47) suffers triple pelvic fracture

The woman was rescued by the "Gallus" crew.

(Bild: Bergrettung Vorarlberg NiederWolfsGruber Photography)

Two serious skiing accidents occurred on New Year's Eve in Bregenzerwald and Montafon. In Mellau, a winter sportswoman suffered a serious pelvic injury, in Gargellen a seven-year-old broke her thigh.

The 47-year-old skier was skiing on piste number 25 in the Mellau ski area on Tuesday in the direction of the Wildgunten valley station. A 49-year-old winter sports enthusiast was also on his way to the lift and skied a wide arc before trying to queue at the chairlift. The 47-year-old woman took the shorter route and ran over the man's skis. Ten meters later, she fell and fell backwards onto her buttocks.

Shortly after the fall, she felt pain in her pelvic area. She was flown to Bödele by the crew of the "Gallus1" rescue helicopter. From there, she was taken by ambulance to Dornbirn City Hospital, where doctors diagnosed a triple pelvic fracture.

Lost control in a left-hand bend
The day's skiing also ended painfully for a seven-year-old. The girl was skiing on marked ski slope number 10 in the Gargellen ski area shortly before midday. In a left-hand bend, she skidded off the piste for unknown reasons, hit a piste marker board and came to rest 14 meters off the edge of the piste, seriously injured.

The girl was rescued by the piste rescue team and the crew of the "Robin 1" rescue helicopter using a rope and then flown to the regional hospital in Feldkirch. A fracture of the femur was diagnosed there.