Bad one in Arlberg

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At least 10 people buried in avalanche in Austria


By Sahar Akbarzai and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN

Updated 1:40 PM EST, Sun December 25, 2022




Emergency services work near the scene of an avalanche at Bregenz, Austria, on December 25, 2022.
Lech Zuers Tourismus/AFP/Getty Images




CNN —

At least 10 people were buried in an avalanche on Sunday near the mountainous villages of Lech and Zurs in Austria, according to a statement from the state-run Austrian Press Agency.
The avalanche happened Sunday afternoon in the open ski area of the villages.
One person has been rescued so far according to the police, the agency said.
“Ten winter sport enthusiasts” were buried, according to the statement.
A search and rescue operation is in progress with more than 100 people involved, including avalanche search dogs and helicopters.
“We do everything we can to save the winter sports enthusiasts,” the Lech Municipality spokesperson said, according to the Austrian Press Agency. “Searchlights were requested so that the search could continue in the dark,” the statement said.
This is a developing story and will be updated.

[m2711c]

Inbounds?

[beaterdit]

Per Reuters, not as many people caught as initially thought, down to two missing. Six thought buried were uninjured, two more injured with one hospitalised. Still two remain unaccounted for, not good.

This seems to imply the slide started off piste above the ski run.

[ASmileyFace]

This slide?

From reddit, which has the worst video player of all time, but this is crazy footage.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Austria/com...z%C3%BCrslech/

EDIT: Looks like all ten people have been found. Crazy. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/25/e...urs/index.html

[Buster Highmen]

[2FUNKY]

Omg, that’s insane. Couldn’t image standing there and watching that unfold knowing that almost none of those people have a beacon on. So sad for everyone involved.


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[Buster Highmen]

I think everyone survived.

[2FUNKY]

Seems like it! Unreal!


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I should edit the thread title...

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...done but it only changed the post title and not the thread title, I think...

Have happy lives survivors! Tell and retell the stories. You earned it!

[GoldMember]

That's pretty amazing that all survived. Very fortunate. The footage linked in Buster's post was probably helpful in accounting for how many potential burials.