AUSTRIA: Five die in climbing accident

Five climbers have been killed and one seriously injured in an accident near Krimml in the Austrian Alps. Five rescue helicopters were sent to the scene, 2,000m above sea level in the Zillertal Alps mountain range. Authorities say the exact cause of the incident is unclear, but six people who were climbing with ropes appear […]

Five climbers have been killed and one seriously injured in an accident near Krimml in the Austrian Alps.

Five rescue helicopters were sent to the scene, 2,000m above sea level in the Zillertal Alps mountain range.

Authorities say the exact cause of the incident is unclear, but six people who were climbing with ropes appear to have fallen together.

Only one survived, and was flown to hospital in Salzburg, about 80km (50 miles) away.

Officials say the climbers were below the Mannlkarscharte pass, in an area with a heightened risk of rockslides.