Two Portuguese mountaineers die when they cleaned on the Picos de Europa | Spain

Two Portuguese mountaineers have died noon on Monday when they cleaned in the Picos de Europa, specifically in the French spur (Camaleño, Cantabria). The two mountaineers were in a very high and complex traffic zone and emergency services have been able to confirm their death. The two athletes were climbing for an area known as Real Chalet, at the Peña Vieja base, the highest mountain of this Cantabrian mountain range. The notice came through a mobile phone and a smart watch, in addition to a person who warned 112 after witnessing the two athletes falling.

The mobilized emergency teams, including the rescue and intervention group in the mountain (Greim) of the Civil Guard, have only been able to corroborate double death and recover the two bodies. The victims, according to sources from the Cantabria government, are of Portuguese origin. The warning has occurred around 12.45 on Monday. The Cantabrian Government has reported the joint collaboration of the GREIM of the region with its companions of Asturias and Castilla y León, something common in this kind of operations that are usually executed in mountainous places often in practically border territory of the three communities. They have also pointed out that a doctor out of service phoned 112 minutes later and that he went to a place with telephone coverage to launch the notice.

« Upon arrival at the place of the Cantabria government helicopter, those affected at the bottom of the road are located, until which they have descended in a medical crane and rescuer, » said the 112 Cantabrian. « The doctor has confirmed the death of those affected, the team remaining in the area until the arrival of the Greim and the Civil Guard aircraft, which are responsible for the custody of the bodies and their evacuation, » they added.

The last fatal accident registered in a Spanish mountain It was recorded on March 22, When three mountaineers lost their lives in the Moncayo Natural Park after rushing in the area of ​​the spit. After overcoming several difficulties in accessing the accident area, they found two of them dead and a third person who could be rescued alive, but in a critical condition, and who died shortly after as a result of the injuries. The deceased were three 63 and 65 -year -old neighbors who were part of a mountain group. The last incident with deadly result in the Picos de Europa occurred on January 12, When a 44 -year -old mountaineer Coming from Mortera (Cantabria), he lost his life when he also cleared himself in Peña Vieja.