#skiing-accident

#skiing-accident

The police report alleges that the child and the accompanying adult stayed for a while but then left the scene without supplying identification or contact details. Therefore, the police are appealing for witnesses to come forward, and, particularly, the accompanying adult to provide information in connection with this accident. The Engiadina Bassa police base in Samnaun can be reached at +41 81 257 63 70.

The private ski instructor accompanying an American skier who died at Val Thorens, France, on Tuesday, December 30, has been arrested by French authorities. The instructor, who has not been publicly identified, was allegedly under the influence of narcotics at the time of the accident, though he tested negative for alcohol. According to French newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré, the instructor consented to an initial drug test, which returned a positive result.

Industry NewsA school ski trip from the Edvard-Beneš-Gymnázium in Břeclav, Czechia, ended in tragedy on Tuesday, December 9, when a 64-year-old teacher died after crashing into a tree at the Nassfeld ski resort in Austria. According to police in Carinthia, the accident occurred around 12:30 p.m. on the Trögabfahrt slope, where a group of Czech students was skiing down the valley. For reasons that remain unclear, the teacher veered off the piste and fell roughly 10 meters (33 feet) before striking a tree.