Eleven other mountaineers were evacuated from the Aragon mountain
Image: Guardia Civil helicopter during the rescue
A 66-year-old French citizen died on Friday, August 27 after falling 50 metres while climbing as part of a mountaineering group between Collado Palas and Collado Lavedan in Sallent de Gallego, in the town of Huesca, Aragon.
Emergency services arrived at the scene after receiving an alert at 2pm that one of the climbers had fallen from a height onto the rocks below and had suffered multiple injuries. A nurse confirmed that the man had died and his body was airlifted to the Panticosa heliport, according to the Guardia Civil in Huesca.
The guide of the mountaineering group informed emergency services that the 11 other climbers, who were all senior citizens, were suffering from shock and also had to be flown out. The body of the deceased was transferred to Jaca Hospital.
Image: Guardia Civil
Source: Murcia Today
