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Police Seek Witnesses After German Skier Found Critically Injured on Austria's Kaunertal Glacier

The crash occurred on an easy blue run with his equipment strewn across roughly 20 to 30 meters.

Overview

  • A fellow skier found the man unresponsive around midday Wednesday on blue piste No. 15 at the Kaunertaler Gletscher in Tyrol.
  • The tourist from Germany, in his mid-50s, was taken to a hospital in Innsbruck and placed in an induced coma.
  • His identity was initially unknown until a media appeal led his family to contact authorities.
  • Police said his skis and other gear were scattered within a 20–30 meter radius around him.
  • Polizei Ischgl is investigating whether others were involved and is asking witnesses to call +43 59133 7142.