On Saturday in the Tatra Mountains there was a fatal accident. As the rescuers of the Tatra Volunteer Rescue Service, the victim is a man who fell from a high height. Despite the sunny weather, there are very dangerous conditions in the mountains.
TOPR rescuers said that on Saturday there was a fatal accident on the trail between the Zawrat Pass and Świnica in the Tatra Mountains. The tourist's body was taken by helicopter to Zakopane.
The tourist fell from a high height
As the TOPR duty rescuer Kamil Suder duty, as a result of a fall from a great height, the man was injured.
Despite the sunny weather in the Tatra Mountains, there are typically winter and dangerous conditions on high -mountain trails. When choosing trails above the upper forest border, you need to be equipped with appropriate equipment for winter tourism, such as crayfish, ice ax, helmet and avalanche ABC.
The first degree of avalanche threat applies in the Tatras.
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