Bavaria, Germany – On January 5, 2019 a 20-year-old skier was caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche below the Stoißer Alm on Teisenberg in the Chiemgauer Alps in Bavaria, Germany.
The victim was on ski tour with a group when the accident occurred upon their descent. No one else in the group was injured. Rescuers were able to locate and extract the victim. Unfortunately, she did not survive.
Lawis.at reports that the avalanche occurred on 2019-01-05 at 16:11 at Teisenberg in the Chiemgauer Alps of Bayern, Germany. The avalanche danger rating was 4 at the time. They note a Lat/Long of 47.8033° N / 12.7739° E, which is a 35 degree east aspect at 1230 meters. They size 2 slab avalanche was 150 meters long and 1.5 meters deep. Two skiers were caught. One skier was buried and killed. The slide occurred during the descent and the skiers had the necessary safety equipment.
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