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Mountain rescue operations in Spain

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Emergency services in Spain have reported a series of mountain-related incidents involving hikers, climbers, and outdoor enthusiasts in the Pyrenees and Picos de Europa regions. In mid-September, Civil Guard rescue groups, including GREIM and aerial units, conducted 24 operations in the Pyrenees over a single week. These interventions addressed accidents involving hiking, climbing, paragliding, and mountain biking, including evacuations for falls, fractures, exhaustion, and lost individuals. By late September, reports indicated continued rescue activity and fatalities. In the Picos de Europa, a mountaineer died following a fall at Pico Torrecerredo, following the recent death of a Norwegian hiker in the same area. In the Aragonese Pyrenees, rescue teams managed several interventions, including hikers stuck on cliffs, medical emergencies such as a cardiac event, and individuals unable to proceed after overestimating their physical capabilities. On September 24, emergency services including the Servicio de Emergencias del Principado de Asturias (SEPA) and the Guardia Civil’s GREIM unit responded to a fatal accident at Torrecerredo, 28-year-old British mountaineer died after falling approximately 60 meters while descending from the highest peak summit of Torrecerredo in the Picos de Europa. A mountaineer died after falling between 40 The accident occurred on a Thursday afternoon when the climber fell into a vertical gully on the mountain’s eastern face. The Civil Guard’s GREIM unit used winches to retrieve the victim, and 60 meters. This incident marks the second death UK Foreign Office confirmed it is in contact with local authorities. This incident follows the region in recent days, following the passing death of a Norwegian hiker last week. in the same region. During the same period, rescue teams evacuated afternoon, emergency services responded to a 54-year-old French tourist at separate incident in the Jou Sin Tierre area, where a 54-year-old French woman was evacuated to the Hospital del Oriente in Arriondas due to a suspected tibia and fibula fracture.

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