Dispersed on Pollino due to bad weather: recovered hiker in difficulty thanks to alpine rescue

John

By John

A team of the Calabria alpine and speleological rescue station It intervened this afternoon following the report, by the Municipality of Civita, of Failure to return an excursionist. The woman, left alone in Eco-Bike from Civita, had reached Colle Marcione and then continued on foot to the summit of Serra Dolcedorme (2267 m), the highest peak of the massif. During the descent, he lost the orientation near the Pino Loricato “Italus”, thanks to the worsening of weather conditions.

Thanks to the sending of a SMS Locator, it was possible to precisely identify its position. A Alpine Rescue technician has maintained constant contact with the woman, monitoring her state of health and providing fundamental reassurances to face the wait.
Rain, fog, wind and hail complicated the operations, but the technicians of the Alpine and speleological rescue Calabria managed to reach the hiker, who was refreshed, covered and accompanied safely to Colle Marcione, where he had left his eco-bike.