# Global mountain rescue operations

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/global-mountain-rescue-operations
> Updated: 2026-09-26T10:05:00.000Z. Sources: 31. Developments: 2.

Emergency services in Alicante, Spain, conducted two separate mountain rescues. The first involved a 30-year-old cyclist who required helicopter evacuation to Hospital de Alcoy following multiple traumas from a fall in the Banyeres area. The second operation located two minors, aged 16 and 17, who had become lost in the Montgó mountain area in Dénia after three hours of trekking; they were found without food or water but did not require medical assistance.

Subsequent reports indicate a broader series of mountain rescue incidents across multiple regions. In Argentina, the body of 48-year-old mountaineer Esteban Sotelo was located at 4,000 meters in Quebrada La Angostura, Mendoza, though severe weather including high winds and snow has complicated recovery efforts. In Ecuador, rescue teams saved 17 people, including 12 children, from the Pichincha volcano, and a tourist was rescued from Chimborazo at 5,600 meters.

In Spain, additional operations were reported in the Pyrenees involving the evacuation of canyoners and a 78-year-old hiker. Further incidents in the Vero River area included six canyoners who lost their way and a 78-year-old hiker who collapsed due to exhaustion. Other international accidents include a drowning of a 20-year-old in Alejandría, Colombia, and the death of a young man swept away by the Chihuahua River in Parral, Mexico, following heavy rains.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-26: Global search and rescue operations report multiple outdoor fatalities and accidents

Various search and rescue operations are underway globally following outdoor accidents, including a mountaineer found dead in Mendoza, hikers lost in Ecuador, and weather-related fatalities in Mexico.

29 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/student-found-dead-after-being-swept-away-by-parral-river-in-mexico

### 2026-09-25: Alicante emergency services conduct dual mountain rescues

Emergency teams in Alicante rescued a cyclist with multiple injuries in Banyeres and located two lost hikers without food or water in the Montgó mountains.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/alicante-emergency-services-conduct-dual-mountain-rescues

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