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Avalanches claim 37 in Austria
» General News 2010-05-05
A higher-than-average number of people were killed by avalanches in the Austrian Alps this winter.
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ÖAMTC chopper fleet makes 200,000th rescue outing
» General News 2010-04-30
A chopper from ÖAMTC’s Kitzbühel base carried out the motorist club fleet’s overall 200,000th rescue outing yesterday (Thurs).
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Hiker in clinic after 50-metre Salzburg fall
» General News 2010-04-23
A team of paramedics managed to rescue a hiker after he fell in a pathless area in Werfenweng, Salzburg, yesterday afternoon (Thurs).
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Italian priest rescued after Tyrol hiking accident
» General News 2010-04-20
A 70-year-old Italian priest was hospitalised with serious spine injuries after falling in the Tyrol mountains.
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German boy seriously injured in freak sledging crash
» General News 2010-04-15
An eleven-year-old boy is in a critical state after a sledging accident in Vorarlberg.
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Lift operator in clinic after snowmobile overturns
» General News 2010-04-09
A ski lift operator was hospitalised after crashing on a snowmobile yesterday (Thurs).
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'Easter miracle' as lost mountaineers found alive after four days
» General News 2010-04-06
Rescuers spoke of an "Easter miracle" as four mountain climbers who went missing in the East Tyrolean Alps on Saturday were brought to safety this morning (Tues).
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Ski instructor fights for life after 250-metre avalanche horror
» General News 2010-04-05
A ski instructor is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after he triggered a snow slab in an off-piste area in Schröcken, Vorarlberg, on Saturday.
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Czech girl survives 10-metre lift plunge
» General News 2010-04-05
A ten-year-old Czech girl is in hospital after falling from a chairlift yesterday (Sun).
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Eagle-eyed witness saves buried ski tourer's life
» General News 2010-04-05
A 39-year-old Tyrolean ski tourer had a lucky escape after being dragged 150 metres by an avalanche in the province’s Axamer Lizum ski resort.
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Tyrol to spend €68mn on protection against natural disasters
» General News 2010-03-31
Tyrol will spend 68 million Euros on protection against natural disasters, it was announced today (Weds).
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Accidents bring calls for earlier hut closings
» General News 2010-03-30
The mounting number of serious accidents suffered by skiers at night have brought more calls for earlier closings of mountain huts.
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Injured hiker has to wait 24 hours for rescue
» General News 2010-03-29
An injured hiker had to wait 24 hours to be rescued after slipping on slippery rocks and injuring himself on Saturday in Styria’s Graz-Umgebung district, police said yesterday (Sun).
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Avalanche sweeps away three at ski race
» General News 2010-03-29
An avalanche that decimated a free-style race between 50 skiers and snowboarders injured three.
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Avalanche victim found alive after two hours
» General News 2010-03-26
An Innsbruck woman survived an avalanche yesterday (Thurs) after heavy, wet snow buried her entire body, leaving only a small air hole for her to breathe through.
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Karl Schranz suffers ski tour accident
» Sports 2010-03-25
Skiing legend Karl Schranz has been hospitalised after suffering a severe concussion and bruises on a ski tour in Tyrol yesterday, it was confirmed today (Thurs).
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Ski tourer gets stuck head first in a crevasse
» General News 2010-03-23
A German ski tourer got away with minor injuries after getting stuck head first in a crevasse at the Venedigerscharte glacier region near Matrei in East Tyrol yesterday (Mon).
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Woman ski tourer rescued with rope from chopper after fall
» General News 2010-03-23
A Lower Austrian ski tourer was rescued with a rope via helicopter after falling 250 metres at a steep snow-covered area in the Dachstein region today (Tues).
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Skier survives 15-metre plunge into crevasse
» General News 2010-03-22
A Romanian skier suffered only minor injuries after falling 15 metres into a crevasse at Tyrol’s Rettenbachferner glacier on Saturday, local officials said today (Mon).
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Ski coach dies in Salzburg avalanche
» General News 2010-03-19
A 41-year-old ski instructor and guide was killed in an avalanche yesterday (Thurs) in the Obertauern mountains in Salzburg’s Lungau region, police said.
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Expert warns of high avalanche danger
» General News 2010-03-18
The danger of avalanches is very high and off-piste winter skiers should take extra care, an avalanche expert warned yesterday (Weds).
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Man killed by snowmobile plunge
» General News 2010-03-17
A ski hut owner died Monday evening when the snowmobile he was driving plunged into a stream near Sportgastein in Salzburg’s Pongau region, police said today (Weds).
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» General News 2010-03-15
A student was saved by her mates on Saturday when they dug her out of the snow after she was caught in an avalanche, police said.
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Avalanche claims another victim in Styria
» General News 2010-03-15
A 30-year-old snowboarder died in an avalanche on Saturday near Aflenz in Styria’s Bruck an der Mur district, police said yesterday (Sun).
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Austrian ski tourer falls to her death in Slovenia
» General News 2010-03-15
An Austrian woman fell 200 metres to her death while ski touring yesterday near Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, Slovene police said today (Mon).
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More snow expected on north side of Alps
» General News 2010-03-15
As much as 30 centimetres of snow is expected on the north side of the Alps from Vorarlberg to the Schneeberg mountain near Vienna, the Central Agency for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) said today (Mon).
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German ski tourer killed in avalanche
» General News 2010-03-15
A 22-year-old German student died in an avalanche yesterday (Sun) at Nockspitze near Götzens in Tyrol’s Innsbruck-Land district, police said.
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» General News 2010-03-12
A Dutch skier was swept to his death last night (Thurs/Fri) after being caught in an avalanche in Tyrol’s Arlberg ski area.
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Brit and German collide on Tyrolean slope
» General News 2010-03-10
A 32-year-old British ski instructor and a 22-year-old German skier were hospitalised after an on-piste smash in the Tyrolean ski resort of Scheffau on Monday, local officials announced today (Weds).
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Skier almost hangs himself on a cable
» General News 2010-03-09
A skier is in a critical state after skiing into a piste grooming machine cable on Sunday evening at the Wagrain ski area in Salzburg, police said yesterday (Mon).
Turks flattened by lone asylum seeker
A furious Nigerian went on the rampage at a refuge for asylum seekers in Leibnitz, attacking several people and damaging property.
Woman bites toddler
A woman who bit a two-year-old tot during a road rage row with her mother is being quizzed by police in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
New Dany Boon comedy to be filmed in Austria
The French film star Dany Boon, one of the highest paid actors in Europe after his hit film "Welcome to the Sticks", is filming in Salzburg.
China meets Hallstatt
After a long time of speculation and anticipation the exact copy of Austrian world heritage village of Hallstatt-Dachstein in China will be unveiled, and there will be real-life Austrians present for the ceremony.
Skier in court after accident
A man from Graz is in court today accused of having inflicted negligent injury upon a five-year-old when skiing in Carinthia last year.
Two fires in Ottakring claim one life
Two fires started on Thursday evening in the Vienna district of Ottakring, one of which claimed a man’s life. Several people were evacuated as a result of the two blazes.
Cows zapped to death by lightning
Four cows were zapped to death after a lightning strike hit the barbed wire fence they were leaning on in Reith im Alpbachtal, Austria.
Wolf babies born in Schönbrunn
These cuddly Artic wolf cubs have got every right to look a bit frosty - after they emerged into the world for the first time in the middle of a 27 degree heatwave.
Cleaned Out
A Hungarian cleaning woman who stole tens of thousands of pounds worth of antique jewellery from an Austrian Countess and then sold it for "pocket money" unaware of its real value has been jailed by a court in Austria.
Great expectations for summer tourism season in Vorarlberg
The Vorarlberg tourism industry is currently riding high after a record breaking winter season, and the summer season is expected to follow that same trend.
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