Robinson R44 helicopter stolen from a hangar near Salzburg, the search continues

Unknown perpetrators were to break into a hangar at the airport in Mauterndorf - about 100 km east of Salzburg - and steal a helicopter from there. Robinson R44 formally belongs to entrepreneur Manuel Aster from Wagrain (Salzburg), but it is looked after by Thomas Morgenstern, who after retiring from his career became a pilot and founded a company offering scenic flights.

The investigation is in full swing. For now, it is not known where the helicopter is. We are conducting a search together with air traffic control and the Austrian armed forces, said police spokeswoman Valerie Bachler in an interview and added: Whether we are actually dealing with a theft remains to be seen. We are investigating all possible versions.

The last signal from Croatia

Aster said the last location of the plane, at 4:20 a.m. on Monday, indicated the airspace near the island of Pag. The machine the police are looking for has a dark blue color, the inscription "Breitling" and the registration number OE-XHK.

"Bild" points out that Morgenstern, who during his career won an Olympic gold medal, the world championship and won the Four Hills Tournament and the Crystal Ball, recently celebrated the Munich Oktoberfest, where he met his greatest idol: sprint legend Usain Bolt.