South Tyrol, Italy – On Wednesday, March 1, 2017 a ski tourer was killed in an avalanche in the municipality of Racines in Bolzano in South Tyrol in Italy. AINEVA.it identified the location of the accident as the Ratschingerkreutz in the val Ridanna in South Tyrol.
According to Stol.it, in the morning two skiers decide to climb to the Ratschinger Kreutz (2395 m). Upon their ascent, they determined that it was hazardous and turned around. At approximately 13:00, during their descent, they were caught in an avalanche. One skier was partially buried and was able to get free. The other skier was buried 2 to 3 meters deep (Stol.it).
The 1st skier was able to located the buried skier using an avalanche transceiver. When rescuers arrived, they dug him out. Unfortunately, resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.
The victim was identified as 33-year-old Patrick Unterkircher from Naz-Sciaves, Italy.
According to the Provincia.bz.it, the avalanche danger was 3/5. This is the 45th avalanche fatality in Italy this season.
On March 1, 2017, three avalanches were reported in South Tyrol within a few hours. They occurred at Val Racines – stazione sciistica, Valle Aurina – Impianti di Monte Spico, and val Ridanna – Ratschingerkreutz. Some sources listed the location of this accident near the Ratschinger Kreutz (2395 m) (Stol.it, AINEVA.it), while other sources note the location as Punta Monte Giovo (Alto Adige). They both identify the same victim. AINEVA.it confirms this incident occurred in the val Ridanna- Ratschingerkreutz.
We will try to update this post when more information is available.
Read more about the avalanche Ratschingerkreutz in South Tyrol, Italy from the following sources:
- UnSerTirol24.com
- Stol.it
- It.EuroNews.com
- Fanpage.it
- IlGazzettino.it
- AltoAdige.gelocal.it
- AINEVA.it
All information in this post was found using Google Translate. There may be errors in this information. Please use the sources listed above to verify all facts.
