Updated on 02/13/2022 at 8:54 pm
- This weekend, an avalanche has once again killed people in Switzerland.
- Two seriously injured people were rescued in Tyrol.
In Switzerland And Austria Three winter sports enthusiasts were swept away by an avalanche over the weekend. In Switzerland, two men aged 51 and 31 died in the canton of Obwalden on Saturday, the public prosecutor said on Sunday. Last weekend, ten people died in an avalanche in the Alps.
In Tyrol A winter sports lover was hit by an avalanche on Sunday. He was rescued and taken to hospital with serious injuries, police said. According to the information, he was traveling alone. The authorities did not initially announce where these people came from. In Tyrol the avalanche was released at the 2602 m high Schaffsetenspitze in Wippel. Other winter sports enthusiasts who were outside and in the area were unaffected. On Saturday, an avalanche on the Kaunurtal glacier, also in Tyrol, carried a 36-year-old Austrian. His companion raised the alarm. According to the police, she was quickly found and rescued thanks to the airbag. She was badly injured. (BR/DPA)
