Shock in the climbing garden: woman falls seriously injured from 10 meters!

Shock in the climbing garden: woman falls seriously injured from 10 meters!

Pirna-Liebethal, Deutschland - A tragic accident occurred on Sunday afternoon when a 30-year-old climbing in the Pirna-Liebethal climbing garden crashed from a height of around ten meters. According to Saxian Events around 2:45 p.m. on the bus turning point. Despite the rope protection, the woman fell, which led to serious injuries.

You companion acted quickly and immediately alerted the rescue workers. The emergency services of the German Red Cross and a team from the Pirna-Copitz rescue station were quickly on site. In addition, the rescue helicopter Christoph 38 from Dresden was requested to transport the climbing to a clinic. Despite her critical Situation, the injured person was responsive and was first looked after on site before it was evacuated into the air.

rescue workers in continuous use

The events in Pirna are not the first of this kind in recent times. As early as April 2025, a 28-year-old climber crashed at the Chinese tower in the Bielatal. He fell about three meters and suffered a leg injury, such as mdr reported. Here, 14 rescue workers were deployed, which stabilized the accident and also transported to a Dresden clinic by helicopter. Such operations show that climbing is also associated with risks in idyllic areas.

In another incident, a climber was injured at the Buschmühlenturm in the Kirnitzschtal and was able to limp himself to the ambulance, which shows that not all accidents have serious consequences. But the increasing numbers of climbing accidents give you think.

accident statistics and security when climbing

According to the annual accident statistics of the German Alpine Association (DAV) and the Klever climbing association, there were a total of 261 documented accidents in climbing halls in 2024, in the event of serious injuries or an emergency services. In addition to the climbing accidents in nature, halls are also affected, which indicates the importance of safety precautions. It is particularly alarming that errors in the operation of security devices can lead to many accidents, the analysis alpine club .

Mirakulous inserts such as in Pirna underline the need to always be aware of the risks of climbing and to put security in the first place. It remains to be hoped that the climbing affected can quickly dare back to the climbing halls and gardens, because these are the places where the passion for sport can really be unfolded.