"The search involved a significant emergency response, including Neustift Mountain Rescue, Tyrol Mountain Rescue dog handlers, Neustift Volunteer Fire Brigade, multiple drone teams, a police helicopter, and alpine police units. A mobile phone signal analysis narrowed the search area to terrain between the Dresdner Hut and the Gamsgarten valley station. Drone imagery later revealed an avalanche in the freeride area known as "Mutterbergalm" at an elevation of approximately 2,115 meters (6,940 feet)."
"Shortly before 6 p.m., a woman contacted police when the two snowboarders did not return as agreed. At around 7 p.m., authorities located the vehicle of one of the men in the parking lot of the Stubai Glacier cable car station. An initial search of the valley station area and surrounding terrain yielded no results. At approximately 7:30 p.m., officials initiated a large-scale search operation."
"Investigators identified two sets of tracks leading into the slide path, strongly indicating the missing snowboarders had been caught. At around 9:30 p.m., mountain rescue teams detected two avalanche transceiver signals in the debris field. Both snowboarders were located and recovered shortly afterward. Despite the rapid response, the emergency doctor at the scene could only confirm that both men had died."
Two 37-year-old Austrian snowboarders failed to return from a planned snowboard tour on February 15 and were reported missing in the Stubai Glacier freeride area near Neustift in the Stubai Valley, Tyrol. A woman alerted police shortly before 6 p.m., and authorities found one vehicle at the cable car parking lot. A large-scale search began around 7:30 p.m., involving mountain rescue teams, dog handlers, volunteer firefighters, drone teams, a police helicopter, and alpine police. Mobile phone analysis narrowed the search to terrain between the Dresdner Hut and the Gamsgarten valley station. Drone imagery revealed an avalanche in the Mutterbergalm at about 2,115 meters with two tracks into the slide. Transceiver signals led rescuers to both men, and an emergency doctor confirmed both had died. The region experienced unstable snow conditions.
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