Overview

• Bergwacht Schwäbisch Gmünd lowered a paramedic about 60 meters to reach the severely injured 22-year-old.
• Two additional rescuers brought technical gear to stabilize the patient on site before extraction.
• The victim was secured in a helicopter rescue bag and winched out by a Bundeswehr SAR crew from Niederstetten.
• He sustained severe injuries including bone fractures and was flown to a clinic.
• Authorities corrected an initial 10-meter estimate to roughly 60 meters and reiterated safety warnings for the Ostfelsen.