Weekends; be they in the winter or summer, bring news of road accidents and those who need rescuing up in the mountains. This weekend was no different.
Injured Hiker Rescued
by Martin Myall •
Tag Archive for helicopter
A Year of Rescues
by David Darby •
Alpinists who have accidents, lost hikers when night falls, mountaineers who venture into activities for which they are not sufficiently prepared…
Fatal Building Site Accident
by Martin Myall •
A worker in Almuñécar died from an electrical discharge yesterday in Torrecuevas in Almuñécar.
Cannabis Cortijo
by Martin Myall •
A helicopter belonging to the Civil Guard located an illegal plantation of Marijuana belonging to a crtijo within the municipality of Padul.
Heart Attack
by Vivienne Hughes •
A man was flown to Granada’s general hospital yesterday after suffering a heart attack in a campsite in Castillo de Baños, along the Costa Tropical.
Missing Man Found
by Vivienne Hughes •
The 74-year-old man who had gone missing in the village of Polopos was finally found alive by the Guardia Civil.
Dúrcal Chopper Rescue
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil, mountain-rescue service had to carry out a helicopter, rescue mission in Río Dúrcal last Friday.
Rescuing the Thoughtless?
by Martin Myall •
In a week when Infoca tackled a mountain fire behind Dúrcal with aerial assets, the Guardia Civil have had need for their helicopter to carry out rescue missions.
DGT Chopper Down
by Martin Myall •
One of the Traffic Police’s choppers (Pegasus) used to catch drivers committing infractions crash landed over in the province of Almería yesterday.
Rescued on a Cliff Ledge
by Hugh MacArthur •
The canyon known as El Tajo de Los Vados, on the N-340 between Lobres and Vélez de Benaudalla, was again the scene of a climbing incident.