Three Austrian citizens froze to death on their way home from local bars this weekend nights in Steiermark and Salzburg, states of Austria, the first death victims dying of cold in the country this winter, Austrian press Agency (APA) reported on Sunday.

One pensioner from Salzburg seriously hurt himself after falling down a slope. He was frozen to death when a hunter found him on Sunday.

Two men at the ages of 19 and 43 from Steiermark had the same cause of death. They were on their way home from bars and fell down.

The youngest one was lightly dressed, only a pullover and jeans covered his body when he fell.

He was found lying on his stomach, when two strollers found him six hours later.