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Rescued a 62-year-old Canadian pilgrim at the top of Ibañeta
Firefighters from Burguete Park rescued an exhausted and disoriented 65-year-old Canadian pilgrim in the late afternoon on Wednesday, one kilometer from Ibañeta high.
Despite the fall of the night and the abundant snow accumulated after the rains of recent days, the man was found in just one hour and fifteen minutes after he requested help and moved to the hostel in Roncesvalles, where he recovered from a Principle of hypothermia without needing medical attention.
The Emergency Coordination room received a call at 19.13 hours from a nervous and disoriented pilgrim who expressed himself in English. Operators of the 112 with knowledge of that language reassured him and tried to narrow the search area. In direct connection with the Firefighters on the ground, the pilgrim himself contributed to its location, and at 20.30 hours they found the lost one.
The man was found on the
Camino de Santiago road one kilometer from Ibañeta high, walking with great difficulty through the snow. Although the Firemen took an all-terrain vehicle and a caterpillar, they found the pilgrim on foot. Due to the fall of the night, his exhaustion and cold was confused, nervous and disoriented. The rapid coordination of the emergency services was key, given the freezing temperatures that are registered these days in the area.