Let’s hope these people get a nice big fine, as they are obviously off any recommended route, and their plain stupidity should cost them.
14 men and 3 vehicles are taking part in the rescue operation.
The Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters mountain rescue and rescue team will carry out a complicated rescue and rescue operation for two tourists who were “trapped” on a cliff, more than 200 meters from a stream, in a place where there are no footpaths.
According to JM, the BVM team specialized in this type of operations is already on its way to the place where it will carry out the rescue operation, in a place where access is almost impossible, as confided to JM a source from the Regional Civil Protection Service .
The two tourists who have been lost since yesterday and spent the night in the mountains were located in the early hours of this Saturday afternoon, after having given the alert to 112.
A team from the Forest Police and the São Vicente Volunteer Firefighters are still operational.
However, due to the location where they are and the danger that this operation entails, the SRPC chose to hand over the mission to the BVM mountain rescue and relief team, which is on its way to the area that is close to the fajã dos Rodrigues, a pedestrian trail in Sao Vicente.
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