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Woman injured in second avalanche in two days above Bansko

Sat, Jan 30 2010 17:52 CET

byThe Sofia Echo Staff

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Woman injured in second avalanche in two days above Bansko

Vihren peak above Bansko
Photo: Nadezhda Chipeva

A 34-year old Bulgarian woman was seriously injured in an avalanche close to the Banderitsa hut near the winter resort of Bansko in the Pirin mountain, the Mountain Rescue Service (MRS) said on January 30 2010.

The woman had head injuries, the MRS said. 

She had been part of a group which, at about 9am on January 30 2010, left the hut and headed to a nearby Palashitsa area.

Moments later, seven of the group were swept away by an avalanche. After the quick reaction by the PSS all were rescued. Apart from the woman, no one else was injured.

The incident comes a day after an avalanche caused the death of young snowboarder in Bansko and four days after another skier died after hitting a snow cornice on Bansko's Alberto Tomba ski run.

The MRS said that there was a high risk of avalanches in all Bulgarian mountains because of the fresh snow which has fallen over the past few days. The low temperatures mixed with strong winds created a high risk of avalanches, the MRS said.

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