Ferlach: rope rescue of alpine distress

July 17, 2018 against 15.30, a 25-year-old tourist from Parderborn / Germany was on the road as a member of a 39-member German group who had embarked on a hike in the Tscheppa Gorge, Ferlach Commune, Klagenfurt-Land District. .

upstream of the so-called "Golden Brünnl", directly on a narrow hiking trail, he suffered a circulatory collapse, probably caused by an infection of the intestinal tract. Due to physical impairment, it was no longer possible for him to continue walking.

The group leader of the tour group immediately started the rescue chain. The emergency doctor of the rescue helicopter C11 and 8 people of the mountain rescue Ferlach and two officials of the police inspection Ferlach provided the weakened tourist.

The next move to the Klagenfurt hospital was carried out by Seilbergung by the rescue helicopter crew. Carinthia