There have been many injuries and some fatalities in the past few days on or near Tyrol’s ski slopes. What all of the accidents had in common was that they happened on the descent into the valley. Not so on Tuesday in Ötztal. There, a skier (29) got out of the tow lift and was fatal.
The accident happened around 2 p.m. The 29-year-old German used a tow lift in an Ötztal ski area to ski up the mountain. “Because the hanger got caught on the clothing, she was only able to remove it very late,” the executive said. With “Martin 2” to the hospital Despite emergency braking, the woman crashed into a snow bank and was seriously injured. The German received first aid from the piste rescue service. The emergency doctor helicopter “Martin 2” then flew them to the Zams hospital.
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