As this route is Temporarily closed, it begs the question as to why this woman was walking the route, and hopefully the appropriate fines are put in place for walking the trail and the rescue. I also wonder if it’s signposted as closed.
The Santana Volunteer Firefighters were called, this Sunday afternoon, for a rescue operation in Pico Ruivo for a continental citizen, who suffered a fall while traveling between Pico do Areeiro and Pico Ruivo, municipality of Santana.
JM knows that the incident occurred in the Pico Ruivo area, and a mountain rescue team was mobilised.
Suspected of a sprain in one of her lower limbs, the tourist was treated at the scene and then transported to the Funchal Central Hospital – Dr. Nélio Mendonça, where she was admitted to the emergency department.