It doesn’t matter if its mid winter with the Sierra Nevada covered in snow, or the height of summer, the Guardia Civil, mountain rescue service, GREIM, are called out almost every weekend throughout the year.
During probably the coldest weekend this winter, the Guardia Civil, mountain-rescue teams were out on Saturday rescuing a total of eleven people.
Two more rescues were carried out by the Guardia Civil mountain rescue teams last weekend and again, one was in the Junta de Los Ríos.
A paraglider flyer had to be rescued by the Guardia Civil in Loja and flown to the General Hospital in the city of Granada.
A driver went over the side of a barranco in Nigüelas (Valle de Lecrín) falling 40 metres vertically and managed to stagger out of the wreck, although seriously injured.
Two cyclists needed to be rescued by helicopter in two different incidences yesterday; one in Nigüelas and one in Lanjarón.
The residents of Granada province have been keen to get out and about, especially to the Sierra Nevada, ending inevitably in mountain rescue missions.
We’re all too frequently running articles on people twisting ankles, falling down slopes or getting lost and have to be rescued by helicopter. But do you know what to do if you’re waiting or the chopper?