Adventure of three tourists triggers firefighters on the north coast of Madeira

Tobi Hughes·
Madeira News

Yesterday three young foreign tourists wanted to get from Arco de São Jorge to Boaventura through the mountains, away from any trail or path. The tour ended up going wrong when one of them fell and was injured in his leg, with a suspected fracture.

Almost 10 hours of rescue followed, involving 18 firefighters from the São Vicente and Porto Moniz corporation and also from Santana and two forest police officers. The difficulty of access complicated the operations of the rescue teams.

The first alert was given shortly after 3 pm and the rescue ended after 1 am.

The tourist was transported to the hospital.

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6 Responses

    1. Staying on the correct path, informing people of where you’re going and not trying the get the ultimate selfies to promote yourself is what would help ?

      1. Even on regular paths, accidents can happen. A broken foot on the hike between Arieiro and Ruivo and you will wait a few hours for the rescue. Four people will have to carry you back to the parking, where the ambulance car will wait. Afterwards it´s half an hour of driving to the hospital. Might be fun with a broken foot, or even worse, with a broken leg. I wonder why there are rescue helicopters all around Europe, maybe the rescue agencies did not ask for “G”´s advise before putting them into service. I have been close to a helicopter rescue three times now and I swear, the injured persons have been more than glad because of the incredible quick service.
        Sure, it is an expensive “service”, but sometimes the border between live and death is just a few minutes.
        Please don´t put the blame on the victims. Maybe they will blame you for your next car or motorcycle accident: “Not driving more than 70km/h on the road is what helps…”

        1. A rescue helicopter would of course be a useful asset, but it is always down to cost. I expect a charge would have to be made if called out. Everyone has to assess their own risks, but I wonder what the reaction would be if rescuers lost their lives trying to reach individuals deliberately leaving designated routes for the sake of internet ‘likes’?

        2. Michael
          What don’t put the blame in the victims ? And I seen to many things that people are putting themselves in danger and the others and next no under the accidents happen . I been hiking for long time and I do demanding hikes in Sintra and Madeira that I know very well the island . Some of this people they don’t have any careful when hiking and some of them never did any type of hiking in their lives and many times they don’t manage to handle this type of hiking in Madeira . Accidents will be continue happening if people don’t pay attention to the hike and divert from the path and don’t take the right equipment also. Don’t go to this hikes with flip flops or even high heels don’t take small infants in the back of your shoulders in this hikes their is cliffs and tunnels with narrow passages and don’t take pushchairs with children or even under age children doing this hikes or even dog with leash or even loose dogs in this trails you are putting your lives in danger but also the hikers . Why people think that it is a walk in the park isn’t ?The paths many times are very narrow and near from cliffs and with water falls and slippery and with tunnels with narrow passages . And this hikes isn’t neither for bicycles and cyclists or even to electric scooter not the right place for them at all .

  2. Like I said many times the hiking in Madeira it is complete different and people need take that in consideration are demanding hikes and some of them are danger not o everyone . And have careful and above all pay attention when hiking you can’t go diverting out of the track or even when hiking taking selfies near from the edges or cliffs . Take a backpack with some food and water the right equipment hiking boots the trekking poles and waterproof jackets and water .

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