In Switzerland are to rise in the last year, 135 people at the mountain, or mountain Hiking fatal accident. The are 30 per cent more than in 2017. Almost a fifth more people had to be rescued from a plight or recovered.
The mountain rescue organisations barges 2018 in the Alps and in the Jura announced 3211 persons, such as the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) on Wednesday. 1021 persons were healthy or only slightly injured were saved.
The number of total deaths in the mountains, with 207 compared to the previous year, with 154 deaths is significantly higher. Most of the deaths were as a result of a crash with 120 Victims (previous year 80), and due to illness, with 49 Affected (previous year: 39), as from the mountain rescue statistics.
due to The very large number of mountain emergencies, especially on the high level of tour activity, the SAC . A snowy Winter and a very long, dry and hot summer with a directly subsequent splendor of autumn, had lured many people into the mountains.
Hiking in the mountains as a deadly danger
The mountain, the number of fatally injured persons 57 persons Hiking is slightly higher than in the previous year. 54 of them came through a crash. Most of the fatally injured walkers were off of marked mountain and Hiking paths.
Also, significantly more ski-goers lost their lives. 34 people died in the previous year, it had been ten. The causes of avalanche accidents, exhaustion and Freeze to death.
In high gear significantly more climbers were the most by an emergency affected. The number of fatally injured persons remained in comparison to the previous year, with 21 Victims constant. In the accident, six people Climb fatal. Alone due to a false manipulation with the rope handling five people rushed into the death. (fal/sda)
Created: 13.03.2019, 12:14 PM