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Historic avalanche accident Mitterberg
Gerd Frühwirth • 02/22/2016
On February 19, 1916, the largest avalanche accident in the Eastern Alps to date occurred on the Mitterbergsattel between the Mandlwand (Hochkönig) and the Hochkeil, with over 200 people buried and 58 dead. Gerd Frühwirth has compiled some interesting records from contemporary witnesses to mark the hundredth anniversary.