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The owner notifies the mountain rescue
Flight police find body
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On Saturday morning, the flight police located the victim at about 1,770 meters above sea level on rocky terrain (PICTURE SYMBOL).
Posted: Sep 19, 2020 2:53 pm
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A 57-year-old mountaineer from Vienna suffered a fatal accident on Friday in the Großer Pyhrgas area in the Spital am Pyhrn municipality (Kirchdorf district). He had been traveling alone. The man’s body was only located and recovered today by the flight police.
The landlord of a shelter had alerted the mountain rescue around 8:30 pm because the announced guest had not arrived. The Viennese car was parked in a parking lot. From there, emergency services searched for hiking trails and alpine climbs in the Großer Pyhrgas area. The mountaineer reached the summit at 2,244 meters above sea level, he had inscribed himself in the summit book.
Großer Pyhrgas: Air Police find climbers on rocky terrain
Rescuers were unable to find the man despite the location of the cell phone and although night vision equipment and thermal imaging cameras were used. The search stopped at around 2:30 am On Saturday morning, the flight police located the victim at about 1,770 meters above sea level on rocky terrain. The Viennese could only be rescued dead, police said Saturday.
(Those: APA)
Accessed September 20, 2020 at 5:05 am at https://www.salzburg24.at/news/oesterreich/alpinist-am-grossen-pyhrgas-toedlich-verunglueckt-93042571
