Two people died on Saturday in the Făgăraş Mountains, in the Vârfului Netedu area, and another was rescued and transported by the SMURD helicopter to Bâlea Lac, announced the director of Salvamont Sibiu, Dan Popescu.
UPDATE 20.30 The three men who slipped hundreds of meters down a steep slope in the Vârfului Netedu area, in the Făgăraş Mountains, are from Ploiești. One survived, and two of them, aged 35 and 50 respectively, died, their bodies still on the mountain because they could not be recovered by the mountain rescuers, the director of Salvamont Sibiu, Dan Popescu, told Agerpres.
“All three were men from Ploiesti, the two (deceased no.) are 35 and 50 years old respectively,” said Dan Popescu.
According to him, the only one of the three who survived, also a man from Ploiesti, was recovered by the SMURD helicopter, by trolling a mountain rescuer. “His condition was not serious, after being picked up by the helicopter, he left for his car located in Caldarea Bâlea”.
The mountain rescuers will try to recover the bodies of the two tourists who died in the Făgăraş Mountains on Sunday.
“”Due to the extremely difficult terrain and weather conditions, they could not be recovered today by trawling. The recovery operation will be resumed tomorrow, both by land and by air, depending on the weather. From the first information, the people involved were not properly equipped for the winter conditions in the area. We will return with details regarding tomorrow’s action,” announced Dan Popescu.
INITIAL NEWS “Today, three people slipped from the western slope of Vârful Netedu, towards Valea Arpaşelului. One of them managed to stop, but the other two fell a few hundred meters down the steep slope, suffering injuries incompatible with life. The living person was recovered by the SMURD helicopter, by trolling a mountain rescuer, and transported safely to Bâlea Lac. At the scene of the accident, a mountain rescuer who found the death of the other two people”, said Dan Popescu, quoted by Agerpres.
According to the director of Salvamont Sibiu, the bodies of the two deceased could not be recovered, due to the weather conditions on the mountain, and the operation will be resumed on Sunday.
“Due to the extremely difficult terrain and weather conditions, they could not be recovered today by trawling. The recovery operation will be resumed tomorrow, both by land and air, depending on the weather. From the first information, the people involved were not properly equipped for the winter conditions in the area. At the moment, their ages and other identification data are not known. We will return with details regarding tomorrow’s action,” said Dan Popescu.
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