14.02.2021
Yesterday at 10:40, in the alpinist Kramarjeva route on Storžič, municipality of Tržič, an avalanche buried two climbers. Both succumbed to their injuries. Mountain rescuers GRS Tržič and an SV helicopter crew with the on-duty HNMP team and GRS on board were activated. During the rescue of the casualties, at 13:57, another snow avalanche was triggered higher in the area, which carried away two other climbers. One of them succumbed to injuries on site, the other was seriously injured. During the emergency withdrawal due to the second avalanche, one of the attending rescuers from the HNMP team injured his hand. The SV helicopter transported three dead and two injured to the valley. The NMP rescuers transported the two injured persons to UKC Ljubljana.
Source: Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Protection and Rescue