The hiker rescued in Girona dies

The hiker who disappeared this Sunday in the mountain of Setcases (Girona) died this Monday at the Vall d’Hebron hospital in Barcelona, ​​hours after being rescued alive and with symptoms of severe hypothermia.

The man, a 47-year-old resident of Camprodon, was found buried by an avalanche by the emergency device that had been looking for him since Sunday and in which Bombers, Mossos d’Esquadra and Agents Forestals participated. He was transferred by helicopter to the Vall d’Hebron hospital, in Barcelona, ​​where he finally died when he could not overcome the very low body temperature with which he arrived.

An avalanche had been registered in the area and the rescue device had been reduced to a minimum this afternoon in the face of difficult weather conditions, with a temperature of 10 degrees below zero, but a much lower thermal sensation.

The hiker, with extensive experience in the mountains, was heading towards the ski resort Vallter 2000 and did not return home. The notice was received at 4:05 p.m. and the Special Actions Group (GRAE) was immediately activated to start the search for the Coll de la Marrana.

Very harsh conditions

Bombers crews worked on very harsh conditions. Last night, the snow and the wind brought down the thermal sensation up to -31º. The Vallter 2000 ski resort opened the cafeteria for them and made the ski lifts and equipment available to them.

The idea was to reorganize the service while waiting for a drop in the wind forecast for 3:00 p.m., but at 1:00 p.m. the Special Action Group (GRAE) of the Firefighters, as well as other troops from this body, have decided to go up again to the Xemeneies area, where the search was taking place.

The triangulation of the hiker’s phone placed him in that valley, to which he was going when he was captured by the Vallter 2000 cameras and where an avalanche was recorded yesterday. The Mossos d’Esquadra Mountain Unit has also participated in this operation, which took place at night under extreme conditions with gusts of wind that lowered the thermal sensation to -31 degrees.

Canine guides with trained and effective dogs from the parks of Figueres, Girona and Camprodon (Girona) and the Mossos d’Esquadra also participated in the operation. Subsequently, a helicopter based in La Seu d’Urgell (Lleida) has been added.

The Bombers announced that Vallter 2000 cameras They recorded the missing person on his way to the Coll de Mantet.

The emergency forces located on Sunday the mobile phone signal of the missing man, so the search is concentrated in a very specific area, which would place him at the area of ​​the Xemeneies valley. The Bombers believe that he probably rushed through that area after climbing Pic de la Dona and have focused the search at different points located in an area of ​​four hectares.

On alert for time

Friends and relatives of the disappeared and mountain guides have also joined, but the weather conditions were so adverse that the Bombers have narrowed the search and removed non-specialists. They have also asked that no one else approach the area to avoid more missing persons and accidents.

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Other mishaps

On Sunday the Bombers also rescued two people who had gone on an excursion, one in the La Parera mountain, in Avià (Berguedà, Barcelona) and another in Port del Comte (Solsonès, Lleida), where they found a girl in a state of hypothermia.



Reference-www.elperiodico.com

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