Boy, 8, among British tourists airlifted to hospital after crash at ski resort
An eight-year-old boy has been airlifted to hospital after he collided into a skier in Austria.
The British boy crashed into a 21-year-old male on a piste in the Tyrolean ski resort of Obergurgl on Monday.
While the young man received medical care in Obergurgl, the child was airlifted to the University Clinic of Innsbruck.
Police of the State of Tyrol said: ‘Around 10.50am on 18th December 2023, an accident occurred on the red piste number seven in the ski resort of Obergurgl. The reason has not yet been determined.
‘A 21-year-old male skier from Great Britain collided with an eight-year-old British boy.
‘The child sustained unspecified injuries. He was taken to the University Clinic of Innsbruck with an emergency helicopter.’
On Sunday a 19-year-old male Brit collided with a man from Germany on the slopes in the Tyrolean ski resort of Obergurgl on Sunday.
The teenager was taken from the piste to the University Clinic of Innsbruck by helicopter due to the severity of his injuries.
The 59-year-old German tourist whom he collided with was also injured but less seriously and was taken to the valley with a rescue sledge.
While the young man received medical care in Obergurgl, the child was airlifted to the University Clinic of Innsbruck.
Obergurgl is a small town in the Tyrolean district of Imst, western Austria.
Situated at an altitude of 1,900 metres (6,234 feet), it is one of the most ‘snowsure’ regions in the Austrian Alps.
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