Hiking Tour by Student Group Ended with Emergency Call

In the Leoben district, six hikers were rescued from an alpine emergency in a nighttime operation on Sunday evening. It was a group of students aged between 21 and 24 years. Two of them had to be brought back down to the valley from Gößeck in the dark using a stretcher, the police reported on Monday.

Student Suffered Weakness, Another Complained of Pain

The group, consisting of four Jordanian, one Spanish, and one Finnish student, started their mountain tour in the Gai area on Sunday around 7:30 AM. Although a group member repeatedly complained of discomfort, fatigue, and weakness during the ascent, the tour continued, and the summit was reached around 3:00 PM, according to the group.

Then the young men could no longer find the correct descent. One group member eventually suffered a weakness and briefly lost consciousness. Another student complained of pain in the right leg.

Nighttime Operation with Stretchers

Shortly after 8:30 PM, they finally made an emergency call. The two injured or weakened individuals were brought down to the valley by the mountain rescue teams from Trofaiach and Mautern and then taken to LKH Leoben for further medical examination. The remaining four individuals were able to descend to the valley on their own.

(APA/Red)

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