Rescue groups help mountaineers affected by mountain sickness in Merida – Correo del Orinoco



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On the night of this Friday, July 13, climber Jennifer Lobo, 30, was rescued after suffering the symptoms of Acute Mountain Acute, or better known as páramo, which along with her Hiking group tried to climb to Pico Bolívar, located in Merida.

The event occurred specifically in the Callejón del Diablo, on the sides of the ancient refuge, about 200 meters from the Pico Espejo station of the Mukunbarí Cable Car. snow, a situation that caused the cooling of the lower ends of Lobo, making it impossible to walk, reports a press release from the Ministry of Tourism.

Authorities, including Civil Protection (CP), Domingo Peña Rescue Group, Union of Adventure and Mountain Guides (Ugam), Merida firefighters (BM) and staff of the Mukumbarí Mérida Cable System (STM), have approached the place where the young person was so to stabilize him to initiate his transfer, action which had to delay by the climatic conditions.

Thus remained several hours in the way of the rescue until they found the best possible conditions to realize in the rescue and the descent of the mountaineer with more security

Text / AVN
Photograph / @ Mukumbari

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