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British schoolboy, 14, seriously injured after plunging 100ft during ski trip in Austria

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Leng, C. (2026, October 22). British schoolboy, 14, seriously injured after plunging 100ft during ski trip in Austria. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16230403/British-schoolboy-14-seriously-injured-plunging-100ft-ski-trip-Austria.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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A 14-year-old British schoolboy suffered serious injuries when he fell approximately 100 feet from a glacier during a ski training session at Hintertux Glacier ski resort in Austria on October 21. The incident occurred while the boy was attempting an intermediate-level red run, leading to him crashing through a safety fence and falling down a steep precipice, resulting in facial and back injuries. Mountain rescue teams provided immediate medical care before airlifting him to a hospital. Recent months have seen other fatal ski accidents involving British tourists in both Austria and France.

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A 14-year-old British schoolboy was seriously injured on October 21, 2026, after plunging approximately 100 feet off a glacier during a training session at the Hintertux Glacier ski resort in Zillertal Valley, Austria. The boy crashed through a safety fence while attempting to navigate a bend on an intermediate red run and sustained serious facial and back injuries. Mountain rescue teams provided medical treatment before airlifting him to a hospital. Police confirmed that poor weather conditions contributed to his fall but have not released the teenager's name or further details about the accident. This incident follows several recent ski-related accidents, including the death of a 43-year-old British snowboarder in March after falling 330 feet from an off-piste area near La Plagne ski resort in France.

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The schoolboy, aged 14, crashed when approaching a bend while taking part in a training session on Wednesday, causing him to smash through a fence at high speed. He then plunged around 100ft - or 30m - down a steep precipice, resulting in serious facial and back injuries. Mountain rescue attended the scene to provide the boy with medical treatment and he was airlifted to hospital shortly thereafter. The accident took place on Wednesday, October 21, at 11.30am local time at Hintertux Glacier ski resort in Zillertal Valley, west Austria. Police have confirmed the teenager fell while trying to navigate a bend on the slope, but have not yet released his name. The boy had been attempting a red run classified as intermediate difficulty at the time of the incident, with the safety fence erected to stop skiers from leaving the marked slope. A 14-year-old boy has been seriously injured after plunging 100ft off a glacier during a ski trip (Pictured: Cable cars making their way up to the Hintertux Glacier in Austria) The accident comes following a string of ski-related incidents in recent months.

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2026-10-22 · Daily Mail

British schoolboy, 14, seriously injured after plunging 100ft during ski trip in Austria · assertive framing

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A British teenager has been seriously injured after plunging 100ft off a glacier during a ski trip in Austria. asserted

teenager → injure → Austria

accident → age → months

In April, a 45-year-old British man died when going down a slope in the Alpine resort of Les Menuires after suddenly going into cardiac arrest. asserted

man → die → arrest

A first aider who was nearby rushed to the scene before paramedics arrived and tried to resuscitate him, but to no avail. Bad weather conditions meant that a medical helicopter could not be deployed to the area, according to local French media. A 43-year-old British snowboarder also died in March after plunging 330 feet from a rocky ledge in an off-piste area near the La Plagne ski resort in the French Alps. uncertain

snowboarder → rush → Alps

An investigation established he had last been seen using the ski lifts in the Bécoin area, with the ski patrol on the site alerted to his disappearance at around 2.15pm. asserted

patrol → establish → 2.15pm