A young woman rescued by helicopter after suffering a fall in a difficult access area of Yaiza

The affected person is 19 years old and suffered a trauma to one leg. After the rescue, she was transferred by ambulance to a health center.

July 30 2021 (12:29 WEST)
Updated in July 30 2021 (18:48 WEST)
Young woman rescued by helicopter after suffering a fall in a difficult-to-access area of Yaiza

A 19-year-old girl has had to be rescued by helicopter in the municipality of Yaiza, after suffering a fall in a difficult access area. The intervention took place shortly after 8 in the morning on the Pico de la Aceituna road.

According to the first assessment, the young woman presented a moderate trauma to one leg, and after her rescue she was transferred in a basic life support ambulance to Hospiten Lanzarote.

In addition to the helicopter of the Emergency and Rescue Group (GES) and the ambulance of the Canary Emergency Service, agents of the Security and Emergency Consortium and members of the Local Police, Civil Guard and Civil Protection traveled to the area.

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