Kempten/Oberstdorf. A snowboarder died in an accident at the ski resort of Fellhornbahn in Oberstdorf. The 38-year-old was snow-boarding away from the designated area and after falling he got stuck upside down in the snow and suffocated, the Police in Schwaben South/West in Kempten announced on Tuesday.
The man was buried up to his ankles in the snow and could not free himself, reports Muenchener Merkur. According to the police he died from a lack of oxygen. The attempts of the Ski Rescue Brigade were in vain. The cause of the accident and also how long the man was stuck in the snow remain unexplained.
Munich. This is what the smoker balcony of the "Hippodrom" looks like. As reported, the Wiesn tent of Sepp Kraetz is this years only tent which has a smoking area.
The balcony is on the bac ...read more
Munich. Will there be a strike by the MVV during the Wiesn? The ballot vote of the German Civil Service (DBB) for wage negotiations in the communal local traffic unit has begun.
Up to the 6 ...read more
Munich. The city plans to become more climate friendly and will reward energy saving citizens with cash. The support programme "Energy savings" which was founded over 20 years ago is now to be expa ...read more
Munich. The floors of the Oktoberfest tents are foaming with cleaning liquids: the Oktoberfest is scheduled to start on the 18th of September on the Theresienwiese. Tent cleaning is currently in pr ...read more
Wolfratshausen. In 2011, Wolfratshausen town will celebrate its 50th anniversary. The preparations for the festival programm are flourishing. Amongst other things there will be a small historical f ...read more
Emmering. An elderly woman crashed her car into a concrete pillar on Thursday afternoon.
The elderly woman shunted her automatic car into a parking space on Hauptstraße. The regular custome ...read more
Munich. Every third inhabitant in Munich has a migration background and many are very well integrated. A survey gives evidence that immigrants in Munich are often members of high society.
Munich. The controversial author of "Deutschland schafft sich ab" (Germany Abolishes Itself) and member of the Executive board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, Thilo Sarrazin, plans to visit Munich for ...read more
Munich. Physicians, pharmacists and nurses from Lands Aid will fly to the disaster zone. They want to go to places where the victims of the flood disaster have not had any support. The organisation ...read more
Kirchseeon. A person walking by discovered a drug plantation on sunday afternoon in Ebersberger forest. He notified the police.
The man couldn't believe his eyes when he stood in front of a ...read more
