NThe search for the two missing persons continued after the tidal wave set off at Höllentalklamm on the Zugspitze. A police spokesperson said on Tuesday morning that the operation should restart at around 7:30 in the morning. “We don’t yet know who the two missing people are.”
At around 3:45 pm on Monday afternoon, after heavy rain, the tsunami passed through the gorge near Grainau im and was popular with hikers and tourists Garmisch-Partenkirchen rush. She tore up several people with her. Rescuers can take eight people to safety. Six of them were rescued from the canyon trapped in water. The other two were taken to the safety of the canyon further away. On Monday night, a police spokesperson said that you were hypothermic and drenched, but other aspects were fine.
According to a police spokesperson, two people who are still missing stood on a wooden bridge over the roaring Hammersbach in the canyon and were washed away by the waves. The official relied on witnesses to provide information.
A police spokesperson said that there were more than 160 rescue workers on duty on Monday afternoon. Among the many rescuers, there are canyon rescuers from specially trained mountain rescue teams. At night, the technical rescue organization illuminates part of the deployment sites in the valley.
Four helicopters are also on the scene. A police spokesman said that sometimes they cannot fly because of bad weather. A police helicopter equipped with thermal imaging camera search personnel was also at the scene of the accident. Some rescuers stood on the bridge of the Loisach River looking for missing persons. Hammersbach flows into Loisach and flows through the canyon of Höllentalklamm.
Up to 70,000 people hike through the spectacular landscape of Höllentalklamm every year. The gorge with waterfalls and steep rock walls is not only a popular photo opportunity, but also a popular route to Germany’s highest mountain, Zugspitze at 2,962 meters.
A year ago, a severe storm made the road through Höllentalklamm impassable. Sixty excellent hikers were trapped in Höllentalangerhütte and were eventually flown out by helicopter. The path through the gorge was only recently renovated and then closed.
