Vorarlberg

Police in the western state of Vorarlberg said more than 60 rescuers — including the local mayor —took part in the rescue late Tuesday.

And on Sunday, an experienced skier, 43, was killed in Austria's most western region of Vorarlberg.

Police said eight people died in three separate incidents in the states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol on Friday.

Watched on by 3,000 spectators in his native state of Vorarlberg, Hirschbühl was .5 of a second behind after the first run but won by .07 on aggregate after the decisive leg.

"According to the incremental plan we actually have just days until we have to introduce the lockdown for unvaccinated people," Schallenberg told a news conference in the westernmost province of Vorarlberg, adding that Austria's vaccination rate is "shamefully low".