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.