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Titlisgebiet
The avalanche buried young skiers: any help came too late for a 23-year-old from central Switzerland
In the Titlis region, a group of skiers was caught by an avalanche away from the marked slopes. One person died at the scene of the accident. Two people were able to free themselves with minor injuries.
(stg) The accident happened on Monday morning around 10.15 am.: Five freeriders between 22 and 24 years old were leaving the marked slope from the grandstand downhill when three of them were hit by an avalanche in the Wäng area -Schlächtismatt. Two people were able to free themselves from the avalanche cone with minor injuries. One person, a 23-year-old from central Switzerland, was able to be located by colleagues using an avalanche casualty locator (LVS) and released from the snow masses. Although resuscitation was started immediately, he died at the scene of the accident, as announced by the Nidwalden cantonal police on Monday night.
The course of the accident and, in particular, the clarification of what caused the fall of the avalanche are now the subject of investigations, which are being carried out by the Nidwalden Public Prosecutor’s Office with the support of the Nidwalden Cantonal Police and other specialists.
In addition to the police from the cantons of Obwalden and Nidwalden, the Air Rescue Service (REGA), Alpine Rescue Switzerland (ARS), Titlis Piste & Rescue Service, the rescue service and the Nidwalden / Engelberg Care Team were on duty. .
