Marina Kraus: I saw a huge rock hit Dahlmeier. Laura's teammate speaks out about the tragedy

The situation was made worse by the weather conditions.

Details: Today, Marina Kraus, the late Laura Dahlmeier's teammate who was by her side at the fateful moment, broke her silence:

"I saw a huge rock hit Laura and throw her against the wall.

I called out to her, but there was no answer. From that moment on, she didn't move. And there was no way I could reach her without putting my own life at risk. She didn't move, showed no signs of life. I called her name, but there was no response," Kraus said.

Kraus insists that things could have turned out differently if the decision to return had been made just a bit earlier:

"We decided to turn back before reaching the summit. If we had been half an hour earlier, we would have made it down safely," Kraus added.

Laura Dahlmeier was a two-time Olympic champion and seven-time world champion in biathlon.

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