Thursday, April 1, 2010
Avalanche at Feldberg - Search canceled
Feldberg - On a busy ski resort on the Black Forest demFeldberg has resolved on Wednesday undmöglicherweise an avalanche buried several men under him.
But bisAbend no victim had been found, the search eingestelltworden, said a police spokesman.
WarGroßalarm triggered for the rescue workers were. A skier, who had thrown his footsteps dieSuche, was found uninjured.
The area around ond 1493-meter summit of the Feldberg is the bedeutendsteSkiregion in Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Back to the avalanche had several ski tracks, but no addition Spurführte said Ralf Goetz, head of the rescue service desDRK in Freiburg. That was a sign that the avalanche may have untersich skiers buried.
Helicopters brought Lawinensuchhundeauf the mountain. As it grew dark, the area with Scheinwerfernausgeleuchtet to könenn continue the search.
In recent days there has kräftiggeschneit on the Feldberg. Currently available, according to the local Liftverbundesrund 140 centimeters of snow.