Overview

• Bergwacht Oberstdorf, an emergency doctor and two police officers were dispatched near midnight to the Enzianhütte after reports of disorder.
• Rescuers found nearly all guests heavily intoxicated, with one person unconscious from a head laceration and another drunk and uncooperative.
• With fog preventing a helicopter, the injured man and his companion were moved to the valley via the hut’s material cable car during a six-hour operation.
• One evacuee vomited during transport, prompting extensive cleaning of the gondola and a rescue bag, and the injured later showed an “impressively high” blood-alcohol level at about 4 a.m.
• The hut’s posted rules urge respectful behavior and responsible drinking, reflecting prior problems with such groups reported by operators and media.