Emergency teams have found the lifeless body of the 32-year-old hiker who disappeared in the Pareis torrent in Mallorca due to the severe storms that hit the island last Tuesday. A day after the storm, troops found his companion, 26, who also died after being swept away by the intense flooding.
During these days, those involved in the search have travelled from end to end of the Pareis stream, one of the most frequented and conflicted mountain points on the island. According to initial investigations, neither of the two hikers, both British nationals, wore the appropriate protective equipment to face the extreme conditions to which they were exposed.
Other hikers who were able to be rescued alive and who agreed with them report that at the time of the strong flood, the young woman was swept away by the current and the man was swept away by the current when he tried to help her. The Civil Guard indicated this Thursday that the chances of finding the young man alive were diminishing as the hours went by, although it maintained “hope” of finding him alive.
Last Tuesday, the Army Institute had to rescue a dozen people trapped in the Torrent de Pareis after the flood caused by a waterspout. The Greim of the Civil Guard has set up a device throughout the day in the area to prevent possible accidents for hikers who go to this area and taking into account the forecast of heavy rains.
The Command decided to implement this device based on the experience of previous years, in which it is common for water to surprise hikers, many of whom do not pay attention to weather forecasts and find themselves trapped due to rising waters. The agents rescued the group of hikers without warm clothes and completely wet.
The Pareis torrent, in which a large number of rescues take place every year due to the ease of disorientation, rises at an altitude of 50 metres, flows towards the sea for about 3,300 metres and, due to its rugged nature, recommends its route to hikers already familiar with the demands required by its descent, also taking into account the difficulties of access for emergency services.
