After an extensive operational test, the avalanche and missing person search dog squadron in Salzburg receives support from Salzburg and the Pinzgau. This was announced by the LVHS.
Since last weekend, two new teams have been supporting the avalanche and missing person search dog squadron (LVHS) in Salzburg: Bibi Priol from the city of Salzburg and Bernhard Eder from Pinzgau will be on duty for people in need in the state in the future.
Before that, they had to face a large-scale deployment test around the Arthurhaus on the Hochkönig. In this test, the two dog handlers and their four-legged companions had to prove themselves in a scenario in which three buried people had to be searched for. They also had to show that they might use the avalanche transceiver (LVS).
Judge Arnold Landauer paid particular attention to the obedience of the dogs and the teamwork during the test and praised the performance of the candidates: “Of course, as a judge, you always find room for improvement. But I would send these two teams into action without thinking twice,” he assured. Landauer, who himself worked for the Upper Austrian Mountain Rescue Service and the International Rescue Dog Organization for many years, also referred to the organization’s high level of training.
The voluntary avalanche and missing person search dog squadron Salzburg has existed for almost 70 years, making it the oldest rescue dog organization in the state of Salzburg. The organization was founded in 1954 when 13 people died in an avalanche accident on the Dachstein. The squadron reports to the disaster department of the Salzburg state government and is a full member of the International Rescue Dog Organization (IRO).
