"The seven-member group was conducting a training course focused on avalanche awareness and risk assessment when the slide struck Saturday afternoon, below Throneck near Finsterkopf at around 6,500 feet (2,000 meters) in elevation. Investigators seek answers on key details surrounding the accident. The expert report will examine the tour route, ascent path, weather conditions, and snowpack stability. A central question remains: Did the group trigger the avalanche, or did the snow release spontaneously?"
"The victims included two Tyroleans aged 65 and 63, a 60-year-old Styrian, and a 53-year-old from Upper Austria-all seasoned tourers, with the Tyroleans noted as active mountain rescuers themselves. The guide and a 58-year-old man from Salzburg escaped burial and were rescued alive. This tragedy formed part of a shocking day in Austria with five avalanche deaths across two separate incidents in the Salzburg province and another three avalanche deaths in Murtal in the Styria province."
An avalanche struck a seven-member avalanche-awareness training group below Throneck near Finsterkopf at about 6,500 feet, killing four experienced ski tourers. The Salzburg public prosecutor launched a negligent-homicide investigation into a 41-year-old Alpine Club mountain guide and commissioned an avalanche expert to examine the tour route, ascent path, weather, and snowpack stability to determine whether the slide was group-triggered or spontaneous. Victims included two Tyroleans (65, 63), a 60-year-old Styrian, and a 53-year-old from Upper Austria; the guide and a 58-year-old Salzburg man survived. Authorities warned of highly unstable avalanche conditions due to poorly bonded old and recent snow.
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