Three British vacationers injured in separate incidents at ski resort

Three British holidaymakers, together with an eight-year-old boy, have been airlifted to hospital following separate snowboarding accidents on the identical resort in Austria.

In the primary incident, a 19-year-old male Brit collided with a person from Germany on the slopes within the Tyrolean ski resort of Obergurgl on Sunday, December 17.

The teenager was taken from the piste to the University Clinic of Innsbruck by helicopter as a result of severity of his accidents.

The 59-year-old German vacationer whom he collided with was additionally injured however much less significantly and was taken to the valley with a rescue sledge.

Austrian authorities didn’t reveal the Briton’s identification.

Three British holidaymakers, together with an eight-year-old boy, have been airlifted to hospital following separate snowboarding accidents on the identical resort in Austria (Obergurgl, pictured)

Due to the nation’s strict privateness rules, they didn’t present data on what sort of accidents he had suffered within the accident both.

The following day (December 18), an eight-year-old British boy crashed with a 21-year-old male compatriot on a piste in the identical winter sports activities resort.

While the younger man obtained medical care in Obergurgl, the kid was airlifted to the University Clinic of Innsbruck. The boy was presumably injured worse. 

As with the primary incident, the police didn’t reveal the concerned skiers’ identities.

In an announcement from December 18, the Police of the State of Tyrol stated: ‘Around 10.50am on 18th December 2023, an accident occurred on the purple piste quantity seven within the ski resort of Obergurgl. 

‘The purpose has not but been decided. A 21-year-old male skier from Great Britain collided with an eight-year-old British boy. The baby sustained unspecified accidents. He was taken to the University Clinic of Innsbruck with an emergency helicopter.’

Heavy early snowfalls have meant there may be loads of snow, however deeper snow is usually difficult, particularly for newbie skiers which can have contributed to the spate of accidents involving the British holidaymakers. 

Obergurgl is a small city within the Tyrolean district of Imst, western Austria.

Situated at an altitude of 6,234 toes, it is likely one of the most ‘snowsure’ areas within the Austrian Alps.

Nicknamed the ‘Diamond of the Alps’, the resort options a number of four- and five-star resorts, 25 lifts and 70 miles of snowboarding slopes.

The color purple, the place the accident on Monday occurred, signifies a medium problem degree. Comparably even pistes are labelled blue whereas black is used to find out tough slopes solely superior skiers ought to go for.

In the primary incident, a 19-year-old male Brit collided with a person from Germany on the slopes within the Tyrolean ski resort of Obergurgl on Sunday, December 17. In the second, an eight-year-old British boy crashed with a 21-year-old male compatriot on a piste in the identical resort

There has been no data on what sort of slope Sunday’s crash occurred.

The Austrian Committee for Alpine Security stated 111 individuals had misplaced their lives in incidents whereas snowboarding, snowboarding and climbing within the Austrian mountains within the 2021/2022 winter sports activities season.

Overall, 6,716 people have been concerned in accidents in that interval.

Winter tourism is of huge significance for the Austrian economic system, particularly within the western states of Salzburg, Tyrol and Vorarlberg.