A Czech tourist was hit by a slab avalanche in the High Tatras in the Malý Hincova pleso area on Saturday, trapping his colleague. Fortunately, he remained on the surface and suffered an ankle injury.
A Czech tourist was hit by a slab avalanche in the High Tatras in the Malý Hincova pleso area on Saturday, trapping his colleague. Fortunately, he remained on the surface and suffered an ankle injury.
The High Tatras were the scene of a dangerous incident this morning, when a small slab avalanche fell below Malý Hincový pleso. The mass of snow, which was inadvertently torn off by one of the two Czech tourists, swept away his 51-year-old companion.