Two serious skiing accidents occurred on New Year’s Eve on Tyrol’s slopes. In the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser in Söll, a 17-year-old was hit in the head by a lift bar and passed out. A snowboarder collided with a 72-year-old girl on the Hintertux Glacier. The woman suffered a serious knee injury. In both cases the helicopter has to approach. The police asked for information about the accidents.
The first accident occurred at 11.20 a.m. in the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser in Söll. An unknown man took his child uphill on the drag lift. Shortly before leaving, he had problems. Thereupon the lift attendant reduced the speed. Subsequently, the stranger left out the hanger. “A 17-year-old German who was driving on the connecting piste was hit in the head by the bar,” said the police. After a few meters, she got over the edge of the piste and lay there unconscious. Father fled with his child First aid immediately and notified the Tyrolean control center. The alerted helicopter HELI 3 brought the 17-year-old to the BKH Kufstein. Despite the request of the first aiders to stand still, the stranger fled with his child under his arm in the direction of Ellmau. He wore a black ski jacket and black pants. The child was wearing yellowish trousers and also a black ski jacket. The police in Söll asks for information on the phone number 059 133/7218 Snowboarder collides with a 72-year-old At 12.20 p.m., the second accident occurred on the Hintertux Glacier. A 72-year-old German rode her alpine skis from the Riepensattel towards the valley station of the Schlegeis chairlift. “In the lower third of the steep slope there was a collision between her and an unknown snowboarder, in which the woman fell,” said the executive. After a conversation between those involved, the unknown and his companion left the scene of the accident. The German suffered a serious knee injury as a result of the accident and had to be flown to the hospital in Schwaz with the alarmed C1 helicopter. The police are now looking for the snowboarder, but based on the conversation he is not accused of having left the scene of the accident with the intent to hit and run. He wore a black jacket, orange snowboard pants and a black helmet with a helmet camera. His companion was dressed in white. Both spoke German. Useful information to the police station in Zell am Ziller on 059133/7250
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