Navis, Austria – On March 24, 2018 two ski tourers were caught and buried in an avalanche while descending from the saddle between “Kreuzjöchl” and “Hohe Warte” above Moslalm in Navis in Austria. Unfortunately, one of the skiers succumbed to the injuries sustained in the avalanche on Sunday, April 1, 2018.
The accident occurred when two people in a 16-member ski touring group were caught in the slide. Other members in the group located and recovered the buried parties. The buried individuals were buried 135cm and 224cm deep. The slide was reported to be 400 to 500 meters long.
Lawis.at reports that the avalanche occurred on 2018-03-24 at 15:31 at the Hohe Warte. They report a Lat/Long of 47.1230° N / 11.5902° E, which is a northwest aspect at 2350 meters. The size 3 slab avalanche caught two skiers. One was partially buried and one was fully buried. The avalanche danger rating at the time was 3/5. A photo of the slide can be seen at TT.com.
The victim was taken to the hospital in Innsbruck, where he died a week later. The victim was a 45-year-old German from Salem, Germany.
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See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2017/2018
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