A missing 45-year-old was found dead on Saturday in the Ötscher area in the Mitterbach area on the Erlaufsee in Lower Austria. The man may have fallen while climbing the Rauher Kammes, said the state police in Lower Austria in a broadcast.
According to a broadcast on May 1, the 45-year-old “disappeared without a trace”. On the holiday, the man set off on his annual tour to the Ötscher via Rauher Kamm. A day-long search ensued. According to the police, the corpse was finally discovered in the area of the Ötscher south side. Drones were also used According to the Lower Austria/Vienna mountain rescue service, 80 members were involved in the large-scale search by May 7th. The team was completed by ten alpine police officers and five officers from the standby unit, three police service dogs, 21 rescue dogs and two mountain rescue dogs. Drones and a helicopter from the flight police were also deployed. High avalanche danger Due to the adverse conditions – in some areas of the Ötscher there was a high risk of avalanches – the action was finally temporarily stopped. After an improvement as a result of the snowmelt, there was a continuation from Saturday morning. “Around 10.30 a.m. the man was found by a search team from the mountain rescue service about 400 meters below the Rauher Kamm exit,” it was reported. The salvage in the rough and overgrown terrain was carried out in cooperation with the alpine and flight police.
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