British teens, German family questioned over ski-lift brawl
Apr 6, 2018
Austrian police say they have questioned a group of British teenagers and two Germans over a brawl outside a ski lift that left three people injured
BERLIN — Austrian police say they have questioned a group of British teenagers and two Germans over a brawl outside a ski lift that left three people injured.
Police say the incident happened Thursday morning following a verbal dispute between the skiers over who could get into the Gruenwaldkopfbahn gondola first.
In a statement late Thursday, Salzburg police said a 51-year-old German, his 16-year-old son and the group of seven British students aged 15-16 began beating each other with fists and ski poles as they exited the lift.
The brawl ended after a ski instructor and one of the students' chaperones intervened. Police said the 16-year-old German suffered a broken arm in the incident.
