A teacher who picked a dangerous alpine hiking trail off an internet post causing 99 terrified school kids to be airlifted after becoming stranded could face jail time.
Mountain rescuers scrambled two helicopters and 50 extraction experts to pluck the 99 youngsters from a mountainside in heavy rain last week.
It has now emerged that the sports teacher who allegedly picked the route off the internet could face jail time. The Austrian Penal Code provides for a prison sentence of up to three months or a hefty fine for actions that threaten the physical safety of others, and this has prompted a report to be filed with local prosecutors.
