The 25-year-old man was evacuated by helicopter and had to crawl for four hours to shelter with a broken foot.
This Saturday, the medical helicopter team of the Government of Cantabria evacuated a 25-year-old hiker from Israelwho presented a possible rupture of the metatarsal of the foot due to the separation of a big rock following a route from Cabaña Verónica, in Camaleño.
After the accident, the hiker tried to reach the shelter crawl for four hourswhereas, under normal conditions, this journey takes 45 minutes.
As reported by the 112 Cantabria emergency service on its social network
The Civil Protection team and its medical rescue helicopter evacuate from Israel a 25-year-old hiker with a possible fracture of the metatarsal of his foot due to the detachment of a large rock while he was walking from #VéroniqueCottage In #Camaléro pic.twitter.com/pmuEqfwBkX
– 112 Cantabria (@112Cantabria) October 4, 2024
A serious scare which, despite everything, remained such and which gives a good example of the dangers of this type of routes, especially if the relevant safety measures are not in place.
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