# Emergency rescue operations in Italy

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/20261017-emergency-rescue-operations-in-italy
> Updated: 2026-10-17T19:42:13.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2.

Emergency services in Italy have responded to several incidents involving individuals in distress. In Sant’Agata de’ Goti, a 32-year-old woman died following a fall from a bridge during severe weather conditions. In a separate coastal incident in Riposto, police successfully rescued a 24-year-old woman from the sea.

Subsequent rescue operations included the Coast Guard saving a 65-year-old fisherman in Mazara del Vallo after his boat capsized, and the National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps locating a 60-year-old hiker stranded near the Gleno dam in the Valle di Scalve region.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-17: Italy rescue operations save fisherman and hiker

Two successful rescue operations in Italy saved a 65-year-old fisherman in Mazara del Vallo and a 60-year-old hiker in Vilminore di Scalve after they spent nights in perilous conditions.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/italy-rescue-operations-save-fisherman-and-hiker

### 2026-10-13: Emergency services respond to fatal fall and sea rescue in Italy

Emergency services in Italy responded to two separate incidents: a fatal fall from a bridge in Sant’Agata de’ Goti and the successful sea rescue of a distressed woman in Riposto.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/emergency-services-respond-to-fatal-fall-and-sea-rescue-in-italy

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Cite as: Emergency rescue operations in Italy. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/20261017-emergency-rescue-operations-in-italy