In an avalanche in the Austrian ski resort of Lech Zürs, around ten people were buried on Sunday. According to the authorities, one person was rescued after a relatively short time. The remaining victims were searched for with avalanche search dogs and helicopters. According to the community, almost 200 helpers were on duty in the evening, who took part in the search on the avalanche cone.
According to the Austrian news agency APA, the avalanche went off around 3 p.m. in the area of the 2,720-meter-high Trittkopf, foothills even reached the ski slope.
“We’re doing everything we can to save the winter sports enthusiasts,” said the municipality of Lech. In order to be able to continue the search for the buried people in the dark, searchlights were requested.
A lot of snow had fallen in the high alpine terrain in the past few days. According to the police, spring-like conditions prevailed in the Arlberg ski area on Sunday. At the same time, according to the avalanche warning service, the avalanche danger was considerable.
