Four individuals rescued by helicopter from the Valencian mountains on Easter Sunday

In a single day, this Easter Sunday, a day in which there’s historically a big inflow of holiday makers to pure areas, the Valencia Provincial Fire Brigade Consortium has carried out 4 mountain rescues by which it has had to make use of a helicopter to assist individuals injured somewhere else.

The “most critical” state of affairs occurred on Sunday afternoon, when at 6:00 p.m. the troops acquired discover {that a} younger man of round 26 years of age had disappeared within the Drova space (Valencia), between Barx and Gandia. Immediately, the Consortium mobilized the GERA rescue group with a Consortium V-990 helicopter with a physician, and by land to the pinnacle of the sector and forest fireplace unit of the Generalitat Valenciana.

About 40 minutes later, the Consortium helicopter positioned the sufferer from the air, who appeared to have fallen via a lower. The GERA rescue staff and the physician descended on the younger man, who was semi-conscious, stabilizing him and extracting him by way of air. The helicopter transferred him to the La Fe hospital in Valencia, the place the well being media took over.

Previously, round eight within the morning, one other younger man was rescued who had suffered a fall of about three meters within the fort of Chirel within the Valencian city of Cortes de Pallás.

At 1:20 p.m., they mobilized once more to assist an injured hiker in Teresa de Cofrentes, the place, along with GERA and the helicopter, the Consortium’s forestry coordinator, volunteer firefighters from Ayora, and forest firefighters mobilized. The injured lady was evacuated by helicopter to the helipad of the firefighters in Alzira, the place she was transferred to medical amenities.

Just a little later, round half previous three within the afternoon, a brand new aerial rescue of one other injured hiker was carried out on the route of the Chulilla Hanging Bridges, the place volunteer firefighters from Chelva and the Consorcio forestry coordinator additionally attended. in addition to forest firefighters.

The hiker was extracted with a rescue stretcher with the helicopter and transferred to the Llíria hospital.

Another rescue in Alicante

This Easter Monday, a public vacation all through the Valencian Community, the Alicante firefighters have intervened in one other rescue, on this case the sufferer was an 83-year-old Norwegian man who suffered a fall and was injured with what seems to be a sprained ankle, as reported by the Provincial Consortium.

The accident occurred within the Sierra Bèrnia, particularly the Bèrnia fort, positioned close to the fort. Once positioned from the helicopter, the troops have come down with an R1 crane and medical help and have been raised with a triangle and brought to San Vicente del Raspeig park (Alicante) the place they’ve been transferred to the SVB.

🌄 If you go on an tour to the mountains, don’t take pointless dangers:

➡️ Take under consideration our #Consells112CV: plan the route, put on acceptable clothes and footwear and keep away from dehydration

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— Emergencies 112CV (@GVA112) April 10, 2023 Tips and suggestions

The Consortium of Firefighters remembers that it has a preventive marketing campaign underway throughout this Easter vacation interval, with recommendation and suggestions on protected outings to the mountains, similar to carrying good sneakers, hydrating your self, learning the path to comply with, avoiding going alone and know the climate forecast.

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