Salzburg, Austria – On Saturday, March 24, 2018 a 41-year-old Czech ski tourer was killed in an avalanche near the Hoher Goll/Hoher Brett in the Berchtesgaden Alps in Salzburg, Austria near the German Border.
During the course of the tour a ski binding broke and two of the three skiers turned around. The victim continued on alone. He summited the Hoher Gall at 2522 meters. At some point the man was caught and dragged down the slope.
The other skiers reported their missing friend to the police on Saturday evening. Rescuers responded early on Sunday morning and located the victim on the avalanche cone.
Lawis.at reports that this accident occurred on 2018-03-24 at 14:00 at the Hohes Brett (Golling) in Nordalpen in Salzburg in Austria. This is a Lat/Long of 47.5842° N / 13.0505° E and is reported as a 90 degree south aspect at 2335 meters. The size 2 avalanche measured 600 meters long, 20 meters wide and 100 centimeters deep. One person was caught, partially buried, and killed. A photo of the slide location is available at Lawis.at.
Photos are available at BGLand24.de.
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