Seckauer Zinken, Austria – On March 20, 2018 a 52-year-old solo ski tourer was caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche on 2,397-meteer Seckauer Zinken in the Lower Tauern of Austria.
The missing skier was reported missing when he did not return to work the following Wednesday. Authorities located the man’s car near the mountain. The search was interrupted multiple times due to high avalanche danger.
On Saturday, April 7, 2018, 18 days after the avalanche, authorities, with the help of rescue dogs, located the ski tourer buried over half a meter deep in the snow on the south side of Seckauer Zinken.
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See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2017/2018
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