A 36-year-old Basque mountaineer was seriously injured in Asturias when a rock fell as he climbed
Apparently, the stone has fallen about 300 metres above where the woman was, who has suffered severe head trauma and has been transferred to the Asturias General University Hospital (HUCA).
A36-year-oldBasque mountaineer was seriously injured this Saturday when he was hit by a rock as he climbed to the top of the Urriellu de Cabrales in Asturias. The woman suffered a head injury and was transferred to the General University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA).
The accident occurredjust south of the\ u00A0 Urriellu peak, when a rock broke loose and hit the climber, who reportedly fell about 300 metres above where the mountaineer was, according to the Principality of Asturias Emergency Service (SEPA).
Members of the Asturias Fire Rescue Group have had to carry out a complex rescue operation to remove the woman from the site and take her to the Rio Riellu Valley, where she has been stabilized before being taken to hospital.
The warning of the accident was received at 12.19 p.m. and the intervention of the rescue team was completed around 3.50 p.m.