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Bergwacht Executes Three Alpine Helicopter Rescues Near Tegernsee in Two Days

Coordinated helicopter operations enabled safe extractions from exposed terrain.

Overview

  • On Friday, a 65-year-old woman from Upper Austria suffered severe back injuries at Risserkogel and was winched out after an air rescuer and a medical team were inserted by the Christoph Murnau helicopter.
  • The Risserkogel patient was flown to the Röthensteiner Alm for continued care before transport to Krankenhaus Murnau, while her husband was escorted to the valley by rescuers.
  • On Saturday morning at Wallberg, a 48-year-old e-mountainbiker with polytrauma was stabilized with the helicopter crew, moved terrestrially from a rocky gully, then evacuated by winch to a clinic.
  • Around midday Saturday at Blankenstein, a mid-30s hiker from Munich fell about four meters into a crevice, received on-site treatment for an ankle injury, and was lifted out using a rescue harness before hospital transport; the alpine police documented the scene.
  • The Bergwacht Rottach-Egern reported professional collaboration with helicopter crews Christoph Murnau and Christoph 1, said all three patients were transported to hospitals, and thanked bystanders for prudent conduct, with no further condition updates provided.