The incident happened on the ski slopes just as the piste was closing on the Zillertal Arena in Rohrberg in Austria. The snowboarder fled the scene after the man collapsed and police are appealing for witnesses who might be able to help identify him. Snowboarders travel without ski poles but it appears that the border snatched one from someone in the group, and he allegedly hit the British man over the head several times. Because the British man was not wearing a crash helmet, he suffered severe injuries and had to be airlifted to the hospital in nearby Schwaz. The snowboarder reportedly fled from the group after the British man collapsed.

Source: Daily Mirror February 11, 2020 12:38 UTC