Hikers in difficulty, he rescues them in a helicopter from the Guardia di Finanza of Pisa
Pisa, 7 August 2022 – Six people saved. On Sunday an HH412C helicopter of the Air Section of the Finance Police of Pisa had taken off for training and reconnaissance on the area of the Pisan Mountains and the Apuan Alps with a military board of the mountain rescue of the yellow flames of Abetone Cutigliano (Pistoia) and crew qualified to use the winch (special equipment for the recovery of people).
At 10 the crew sighted a start of fire in the area between Monte Pisanino and Monte Cavallo (Apuane). Immediately reported to the operations room and the fire brigade. During the reconnaissance at low altitude, the pilots noticed two climbers (two brothers from La Spezia who arrived on Saturday evening) on the face on the opposite side where there was smoke and therefore unaware of the danger.
Given the inaccessible area and the risk for the two, the crew disembarked the two rescuers of Sagf Abetone who communicated with the two ask them if they could go back. Road not viable. Hence the call for help.
The financiers carried out the difficult recovery of one brought to the airport of Massa Cinquale , then the second mountaineer with a 60-meter winch. After the new landing, the news that there were four (two couples who met during the walk, one of the women was born in Messina and lives in Pistoia, the other born in Spezia living in Follo, one of the men is originally from di Novara) in the fire area.
The group was identified and rescued on a top with an off-field landing in an inaccessible area: they too were brought to Cinquale safely by the Air Section of the Pisa Gdf commanded by the pilot colonel Massimo Anedda , which, at the disposal of the general command, has strengthened and integrated the crews on alarm service in this hot August from many points of view. “The Corps in the numerous services – explains the commander – is also involved in search and rescue at sea and on land to safeguard human life and support the Civil Protection device in synergy with the mountain police Sagf”.
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