GES helicopter rescues an injured hiker after suffering a fall on the Tauro Mountain

At around 11:17 a.m., the Emergency and Security Coordinating Center (CECOES) 1-1-2 of the Government of the Canary Islands received an alert informing them that a hiker required medical assistance after suffering a fall in the Montaña de Montaña area. Tauro, municipality of Mogán.

 

 

 

 

A man who, at the initial moment of assistance, presented trauma to his lower limb, was rescued by the GES helicopter and transferred by SUC basic life support ambulance from the helisurface of the Doctor Negrín University Hospital of Gran Canaria to the interior of the facilities. sanitary.

 

The rescuers from the GES helicopter reached the affected person, provided first aid and proceeded to rescue him and evacuate him to the helisurface of the aforementioned hospital. Once on the ground, SUC personnel assisted the hiker and took him inside the health facilities.

 

The 1-1-2 immediately activated the necessary emergency resources with the Emergency and Rescue Group (GES) of the Government of the Canary Islands and its rescue helicopter, as well as the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC) with a life support ambulance. basic and also Civil Protection and Civil Guard.