Firefighters rescued a hiker and a mountaineer from two accidents this Sunday. Sierra de Bernia and OrihuelaAccording to Provincial Consortium sources.
The first responder was recorded in the Sierra de Bernia shortly before 11 am. Covering the municipalities of Altea and Callosa d’en Sarrià, among others, near the Forat road. Firefighters started to rescue 34 year old girl with a possible ankle fracture after a fall of about four or five meters on the trail.
After receiving the warning from the Consortium at 10:58, the rescue helicopter went to the scene and a splintwas lifted from the ground to the helicopter by crane and taken to the San Vicente del Raspeig fire station. The intervention ended at 12:17.
The other accident occurred at 11:39 am at Rincón de Bonanza in Orihuela. There, the 55-year-old man was rescued, who fell while climbing from a height of about 5 meters, injuring both ankles. Apparently the cause of the fall was a rockfall.
For this reason, the helicopter was activated and when the athlete was on a steep slope close to the climbing wall, the firefighters went down for him with the toilet, the athlete made the first aid and gave the first aid to the athlete. lifted by crane. to the helicopter. The intervention ended at 14.23.