Overview
- Rescuers say a small snow slab released near the Daunscharte and swept an off-piste skier into a crevasse about 20 meters deep on Saturday, 14 November.
- Bergrettung Neustift, the Alpinpolizei and two helicopters located the victim with an avalanche transceiver and attempted resuscitation, but the attending doctor pronounced him dead at the scene.
- The body was recovered and flown to the valley by police helicopter and the Innsbruck public prosecutor has ordered an autopsy to clarify the cause of death.
- The Alpinpolizei and the Tyrol Avalanche Warning Service are investigating the exact accident mechanics and current snow conditions after forecasts of up to 30 cm of new snow prompted early-season warnings.
- The Daunscharte/Daunferner sector has seen several serious incidents in recent months, a fact officials cite as context for the probe and for renewed public safety guidance about off-piste route choice.