21-year-old tourist rescued in RAK wadi

Woman fell down a slope while trying to climb a mountain at Wadi Showka

A21-year-old European tourist who fell down a slope while trying to climb a mountain at Wadi Showka in Ras Al Khaimah on Thursday was rescued and airlifted to Al Dhaid hospital.

Air ambulance crews in the Air Wing Department at the General Directorate of Security Support at the Ministry of Interior rescued the tourist after receiving a report of the incident at 5.30pm.

Colonel Pilot Salem Al Suwaidi, deputy director of the Air Wing Department, said that the operations room received a call on Thursday asking them to help airlift a tourist who had suffered fractured legs at Wadi Showka.

Immediately, a helicopter equipped with medical personnel took off on a rescue mission. The woman was administered first aid and transported to Al Dhaid hospital.

Al Suwaidi said that the woman fell off a slope and was trapped in a spot that was difficult for an aircraft to land in and for vehicles to access.

For this reason, a specialised Air Rescue Team had to intervene using a crane to rescue the injured tourist.

A member of the rescue team attempts to reach the injured tourist (top left).