Because they no longer dared to go any further in the snow, the mountain rescue service in the Schwaz area (Tyrol) had to rescue two 17-year-old holidaymakers. Their nerves probably played tricks at an altitude of 1,700 meters.
Overconfidence, poor tour planning – these were the ingredients for an Alpine emergency late on Thursday afternoon in the Karwendel above Schwaz. Fortunately, the “adventure” ended lightly for the young German women. The two holidaymakers had set off from Schwaz in the morning towards Vomper Joch and Hirschkopf respectively. “We don’t know exactly where they were going, but in any case they dared to go on a steeper slope Around 1700 meters in the snow you can no longer go forward or back. So they raised the alarm at around 3:30 p.m.,” says Michael Müllner, head of operations at the Schwaz mountain rescue service. Eight mountain rescuers then drove the emergency vehicle to Bärenrast and on to the so-called Ochsenhag. “We had to cover the remaining 350 meters of altitude on foot in the snow,” says Müllner. The mountain rescuers reached the German duo around 5 p.m. Müllner: “The two of them were sitting in the open area in the snow uninjured.” The emergency services set up a safety rope and helped the stranded people over the short steep section. They then accompanied the 17-year-olds in the dark to the car with which they took the Germans to their accommodation in Schwaz.Both well equipped“They were well equipped and good on foot. “It’s probably just their nerves playing tricks on them,” says Müllner. In any case, they were visibly embarrassed that the young people were “stuck”.
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