2024-04-08 12:19:07
TRENTO. A ski mountaineer 33 year old Trentino was hit late this morning by a snow cornice broke off at the exit of the gully east of Cima Falkner (Brenta Dolomites) at an altitude of 2767 metres. The man, together with his hiking companion, had previously left his skis at the base of the canal to tackle the climb, but at the exit of the canal a cornice of snow overwhelmed the mountaineer, dragging it downstream for at least 200 metres. The call to the Single Emergency Number 112 came around 11.40 from the companion, who witnessed the accident.
The Single Emergency Center requested the intervention of the helicopter, while 5 operators from the Madonna di Campiglio station were brought to the stand. The helicopter rescue technician was lowered onto the site with the winch to recover the mountaineer, then taking him to the pitch for initial medical treatment, provided by the medical team assisted by the rescuers present.
The man was intubated, stabilized and airlifted to the Santa Chiara hospital in Trento with various polytraumas while his companion, unharmed, went down independently.
2024-04-08 12:19:07