Prince Friso in Critical Condition Following Skiing Accident: February 17, 2012

[grevinnan]

Being buried in an avalanche is like being buried in cement. The snow is rock hard and no air to breath. Miracle that he was pulled out alive after 15 minutes. Let's hope he will be ok.

[Josefine]

what does the duch press say`?
are there any reports from the hospital?

[madrid]

Dutch Prince Johan Friso has been hit by an avalanche in the Austrian town of Lech, say officials.

BBC News - Dutch Prince Johan Friso 'buried by Austria avalanche'

[Fanvanmaxima]

There will be a press conference at 5pm in the Netherlands by the mayor of Lech and the spokesman of the Royal Family (Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst)

[justina]

Regierung in Den Haag: „Nicht außer Lebensgefahr“

Laut APA schwebt Johan Friso in Lebensgefahr, dies habe die niederländische Nachrichtenagentur ANP unter Berufung auf den Pressedienst der Regierung in Den Haag mitgeteilt. Sein Zustand sei „stabil“, er sei „aber nicht außer Lebensgefahr“, teilte der Pressedienst mit.




according to the dutch goverment he is stable but sitll not out of danger

[suztav]

Could the administrator change the name of this thread to Prince Friso Hit by Avalanche? The current title Ia mialeading

[lucien]

Originally Posted by justina

Regierung in Den Haag: „Nicht außer Lebensgefahr“

Laut APA schwebt Johan Friso in Lebensgefahr, dies habe die niederländische Nachrichtenagentur ANP unter Berufung auf den Pressedienst der Regierung in Den Haag mitgeteilt. Sein Zustand sei „stabil“, er sei „aber nicht außer Lebensgefahr“, teilte der Pressedienst mit.

according to the dutch goverment he is stable but sitll not out of danger

Yes,his condition is critical but he does stand a chance in the shock-room of the hospital in Innsbruck,20 minutes is long but he can be saved still, please hope and pray he will be lucky.For Him,his own family,HM,and the entire Dutch RF.

Allthough not an official piste,it WAS cleared so could be used,and they did...

[Muhler]

More details from Kronen Zeitung: Arlberg: Prinz Johan Friso von Lawine verschttet - Drama um Prinzen - Stars & Society - krone.at

Friso was skiing off piste.
He was buried under half a metre of snow.
Someone accompanying him ensured he was dug out within 20 minutes.
He was flown to the hospital.
He had to be revived while in the air.
There were no ski-guides or instructors in the group the Prince went with.
Avalance risk was set at level 4.
He was in a group of four.
His condition is described as "stable but not out of danger".
A search party forming a chain was on hand very quickly.

[SLV]

Originally Posted by justina

Niederländischer Prinz von Lawine verschüttet - vorarlberg.ORF.at

He was skiing outside the pists, thouhg we have avalanche warning 4 (highest level is 5) - so it was quite irresponsible of him to do so.
He is in the shock-room of the university-hospital in Innsbruck at the moment

According to the mayor, that slope was deemed safe for skiing. Perhaps still not a wise thing to do geven the conditions. But if an area is cleared as safe....

[dbarn67]

Thoughts and prayers are with Her Majesty and the Dutch Royal family at this time.

[Tyger]

Originally Posted by grevinnan

Being buried in an avalanche is like being buried in cement. The snow is rock hard and no air to breath. Miracle that he was pulled out alive after 15 minutes. Let's hope he will be ok.

Horrifying. How terrible for his family. Just awful. Thoughts are with them.

[Saschana]

Originally Posted by SLV

According to the mayor, that slope was deemed safe for skiing. Perhaps still not a wise thing to do geven the conditions. But if an area is cleared as safe....

The actual slopes are said to be safe with an avalanche warning of 4 out of 5, but Johan Friso went off slope into an area that has new and untouched snow. Quite an irresponsible thing to do, let's hope that everything turns out fine. My hopes and prayers are with him and his family.

[kalnel]

Prins Friso bedolven onder lawine - Binnenland | Het laatste nieuws uit Nederland leest u op Telegraaf.nl [binnenland]

The Telegraaf is reporting that he has a fractured skull.

[justina]

Originally Posted by SLV

According to the mayor, that slope was deemed safe for skiing. Perhaps still not a wise thing to do geven the conditions. But if an area is cleared as safe....

I am not sure about the safety-status of the pist, as I know the area rather well, I guess, they shouldn´t have gone there - it was no pist and risk 4 is an absolute no-go. I hope though, he weill be all right within the next hours.

[kalnel]

Beatrix bij Friso in ziekenhuis - Binnenland | Het laatste nieuws uit Nederland leest u op Telegraaf.nl [binnenland]

Beatrix is at the hospital with him.

[Lumutqueen]

BBC news say he's in a critical but stable condition.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by justina

I am not sure about the safety-status of the pist, as I know the area rather well, I guess, they shouldn´t have gone there - it was no pist and risk 4 is an absolute no-go. I hope though, he weill be all right within the next hours.

The RF is absolutely fond of skiing of the beaten track and are known to look for non-official but cleared,pistes.They do that every year,an avalange comes suddenly and can happen everywhere.

Be that as it may,awfull for him,his family,the RF and more even to HM almost,my symphaty goes out especially to her,I don't want her to loose one of her children.
Poor woman,poor RF.

Thanks to the Mod for changing the caption of this thread,thank you.


Announcement of the accident by the RVD on behalve of HM the Queen who is at the side of her son in hospital.:

http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/nieuws/...uis-innsbruck/

[kalnel]

Nieuws | Altijd op de hoogte van het laatste nieuws met Telegraaf.nl

The Telegraaf is streaming live news coverage. (It's in Dutch, so it's a little hard to figure out the details.)

[kathia_sophia]

ohh god!!! please let him stay out of this safely!!! Queen Beatrix, his wife and children must be so worried, cant wait to hear more news about it and hopefully good news.

[MarNoe]

From a Dutch site...

Prince Johan Friso critically injured in avalanche | Radio Netherlands Worldwide