Serious hiking accident in Tyrol: 23-year-old crashes 20 meters!

Serious hiking accident in Tyrol: 23-year-old crashes 20 meters!

In the afternoon of July 15, 2025, two serious accidents occurred in the Tyrolean mountains that changed the life of the hikers concerned forever. In Vals, Innsbruck-Land district, a group of five Dutch went to a trip to the Europahütte and Olpererhütte. Unfortunately, the trip ended dramatically for one of the men.

A 23-year-old hiker lost his balance on wet surface and plunged about 20 meters into the depths before he came to lie in the block area. He suffered serious injuries. The mountain rescue company on the Brenner was quickly on hand and provided first aid. The emergency doctor helicopter "Heli 4" brought the injured to the Hall Hospital. Fortunately, the other four hikers remained unharmed and were recovered by the Libelle police helicopter, such as krone.at reported.

another incident in Sölden

While the rescuers were busy in Vals, a similar scenario occurred in Sölden. A six-member hiking group, led by a 32-year-old Austrian, was on the way from the Pfaffenfernner to the Hildesheimer Hütte. Suddenly a rockfall broke off at a height of about 2,900 meters around 12:55 p.m. Two German mountaineers, 51 and 55 years old, were hit by the falling boulders. While the 55-year-old fell out seriously injured, the other group members remained unharmed. They immediately provided first aid and made an emergency call via the "SOS-EU-Alp" app.

The alarm of the emergency services was immediately possible. Several rescue teams were alerted, including three emergency helicopters: "Martin 2", "Christophorus 1" and "Christophorus 5". In addition, the Libelle Tirol police helicopter was used, as were two mountain rescue centers and the Red Cross with a crisis intervention team. Despite the pulling fog, the rescuers managed to recover all people. The seriously injured 55-year-old was flown to the Innsbruck Clinic, while her 51-year-old companion was brought to the Zams district hospital. The remaining four members of the group were flown to Sölden by helicopter and looked after by the emergency services and a crisis team, informed oe24.at .

Investigations run

The police have started the investigation into both accidents and will clarify the exact circumstances of the incidents. It is to be hoped that such tragic events will be spared the hikers in the future and that they can certainly enjoy their tours in the beautiful Tyrolean mountains.