According to initial findings, around ten winter sports enthusiasts were buried in an avalanche in Austria on Sunday afternoon. One person has since been rescued with injuries, police said. The remaining victims were still being searched for with avalanche search dogs and helicopters.

The avalanche went off around 3 p.m. in the area of ​​around 2700 meters high Trittkopf in the Lech and Zürs ski area in Vorarlberg. According to the avalanche warning service, there was a significant avalanche danger in the area on Sunday.