A 30-year-old paraglider plummeted around 25 metres onto the Playa El Pozuelo in Taramay, Almuñécar on the 29th of December. He was taken to the Motril area hospital by helicopter.
Tag Archive for helicopter
Biker Rescued on Otivar Road
by Hugh MacArthur •
The mountain-rescue team, Sereim, aided by a police helicopter, rescued a biker from the bottom of a barranco above Otivar.
Mother Reverses Car Over 2-year-old Daughter
by Vivienne Hughes •
In one moment a life is lost and another destroyed. The mother, distracted, had not noticed the toddler as she backed up her car and then… life lost its meaning.
German Paraglider Pilot Rescued
by Martin Myall •
A German paragliding flyer/pilot/jockey/under-slung attachment had a flying accident up in the Gelibra area of Almuñecar. Protección Civil, firemen, the Policía Local in Almuñécar and the Guardia Civil mountain-rescue unit took part in his rescue.
Almuñécar Three Kings Procession
by David Darby •
The eager faces of the children, all clutching plastic bags, ready to fill them with sweets, could be seen lining the streets of Almuñécar in anticipation of the arrival of the Three Kings or Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos.
Annual Motril Air Display
by Martin Myall •
This highly popular yearly event has come around again and will be held on the 17th of June on Playa Granada, Motril. The star attraction this year is the French air force, acrobatics display team, Cartouche Dore.
Helicopter Service From Today
by Martin Myall •
The Motril Port Authorities will inaugurate the port-based, privately owned, helicopter service today at 20.00h. The Helipuerto Puerto de Motril-Tropicopter is the first to offer tourist flights in Andalucía and only the second one in the whole of Spain. The helicopter is a Robinson R-66 with a Rolls Royce turbine engine RR300, state of the…
Premature Rejoicing
by Martin Myall •
Somebody has tried setting light to Cerro Gordo, yet again, just when it was thought that the culprit had been caught. This latest fire broke out on the 27th.
Helicopter Crash Update
by Editor •
The two, major, national worker’s unions, UGT and CCOO consider that it is more than likely that the cause of the accident involving a Augusta Bell 412 helicopter in the Barranco de la Farsaílla, near Quentar in Granada, was a mechanical failure.
At Least Two Dead in Helicopter Crash
by David Darby •
At least two people are dead following a helicopter crash, this morning, in the area known as La Fuente de la Gitana, which is in the Granada province between Tocón de Quéntar and La Peza. It also appears there are several people injured.