Welcome to the local montain rescue team of Mürzzuschlag!
March 8th, 1896 was the key date of the Austrian Montain Rescue. Because of an serious accident on the Rax mountain all members of the mountain clubs decided to build an alpine rescue institution. So called "local sites" has been established, in the same year also the montain rescue team (MRT) of Mürzzuschlag, a member team of the Austrian Montain Rescue. 1906 there were already 173 rescue teams in the Eastern Alps active.
Movie on the occassion of our 120th anniversary, which combines historical and contemporary: View!
26.10.19: Search mission on the Rax
On the evening we were called in for a search operation. Two people descended over the Fuchsloch-trail into very steep forest terrain. After they had no illuminants except the mobile phone, they stayed on the spot and asked a landlord for help by telephone. With the help of a night vision police helicopter of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the people could finally be located and returned to the starting point unharmed at 9.30 pm. The helicopters of the BMI, the Alpinpolzei Hochsteiermark, an off-road vehicle of the Altenberg fire brigade and the Mürzzuschlag mountain rescue team were in action.r
25.8.19: Mission at Rax
On Sunday a person, who had suffered a weakness attack, was brought, after a first aid by our mountain rescue doctor, from Karl Ludwighaus on the Rax with a mountain stretcher gently into the valley, a helicopter employment was not possible due to the partial fog. 9 mountain rescuers of our local office were in action.
7.7.19: Continued search at Stanglalm
A team of 123 people of the fire brigade and mountain rescue area Mürztal searched today again for the missing person, unfortunately without success.
On July 14th, the missing person was found dead by a forest owner.
29.6.-2.7.19: Search mission at Stanglalm
Since Saturday night mountain rescuers of the area Mürztal, fire brigade, search dog squadron, alpine police, a helicopter and a drone are on the search for a lost hiker in the area Stanglalm. Despite of most intensive search with numerous task forces (Sunday approx. 80 persons, Monday approx. 130, Tuesday approx. 140) the search remained unfortunately unsuccessful.
26.5.19: Mission at Rax
During the ascent over the fixed rope route "Reißthalersteig" on the Rax, a mountaineer slipped at a snow cornice and has crashed about 50 meters over partly vertical rock terrain. Hikers who watched the accident called the rescue services by mobile phone. The emergency doctor of the rescue helicopter could only determine the death. The deceased was subsequently rescued by the alpine police and our comrades and flown down to the valley by the BMI helicopter. From our local team 3 mountain rescuers were on duty and one team was on standby.
