A 79-year-old German woman, who had fallen down a steep embankment in Mallorca, was rescued by the Guardia Civil.
German Woman Rescued
by Vivienne Hughes •
Tag Archive for helicopter
Several Mountain Rescues
by Hugh MacArthur •
Last weekend saw four mountain-rescues operations carried out by the Guardia Civil, mountain-rescue teams in the Aragonese Pyrennes .
A Multi-Rescue Weekend
by Hugh MacArthur •
There were three call outs to rescue excursionist in Andalucía last weekend, two in the province of Málaga and one in Córdoba.
Bermejales Gorge Rescue
by Martin Myall •
A hiker needed to be lifted out of the Tajos de Bermejales by a rescue helicopter after injuring herself as the terrain wasn’t suitable for a stretcher.
Capileira Helicopter Rescue
by Martin Myall •
A young man out hiking had to be rescued by helicopter after taking a fall on his way up to the Mulhacen peak of the Sierra Nevada.
Rescue Near Rules Dam
by Hugh MacArthur •
A middle-aged man had to be rescued by helicopter after falling down the the embankment above the Rules Dam whilst picking wild asparragus.
Large Hill Fire in Berja
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Parque de Castala in Berja (Almería) has been the scene of a large hill fire since Friday afternoon. Infoca’s work has been complicated by high winds.
Motril Rescue-Mission Exercise
by Hugh MacArthur •
Readers who live around Torrenueva area will have seen helicopter activity yesterday as tshere was an emergency-drill exercise off the coast.
Junta de Los Ríos Rescue
by Martin Myall •
Another person had to be flown out of the Junta de Los Río above the village of Otívar this weekend, after suffering an accident.
Wicked Weed on Roof Terrace
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil have taken to using their helicopters to detect people growing cannabis sativa on the rooftop terraces, backed by ground units from local Guardia posts. This was the case recently in the little village of Valor up in the Alpujarra Granadina. On this occasion, they were backed up by a Guardia Civil patrol from the command…