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Search Continues After Slab Avalanche Near Ischgl Kills One

Piste rescue teams discovered the slide near the Pardatschgratbahn a day after it likely released.

Overview

  • Rescuers recovered one deceased person from the avalanche debris, and authorities have not released the identity.
  • Reports from Tiroler Tageszeitung indicate the slab likely detached the previous day and was only noticed the following morning.
  • Large-scale operations involving alpine police, mountain rescue teams, and a canine unit are still checking for additional victims.
  • A missing-person report to Kappl police preceded the search, and a ski pole protruding from the snow led teams to the victim.
  • The avalanche risk is rated 3 out of 5 in the area, with wind and low temperatures cited as factors that can raise local danger, and the slide may have occurred off marked pistes.