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Unattended Campfire, Paraglider Launch, and People Search: Waldkirch Mountain Rescue Service’s Busy Week

An unattended campfire, an unsuccessful launch of a paraglider, looking for people: the Waldkirch mountain rescue service had more to do than usual in the past week.

According to its own statements, the Waldkirch mountain rescue service had registered a very high number of operations last week. The helpers of the mountain rescue service had to move out five times. On average, one assignment per week is normal. Once they put out an unattended campfire at the Thomashütte. Last Thursday, August 17, a person fell off the trail in the Maleck area. Due to the initially unclear location, the mountain rescue service was alerted. The person was easy to find. The mountain rescue service supported the transport and supplies.

On Saturday, the mountain rescue service supported a search for people in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district

On Friday, a paraglider failed to take off from the west launch site at the Kandelhotel. The injured pilot was taken from the terrain to the ambulance in a mountain rescue vehicle. The rescue helicopter from Freiburg was also on duty with a mountain rescuer on board. On Saturday, the mountain rescue service supported a search for people in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district with the all-terrain quad. And on Sunday, a person fell in the area of ​​the Zweribach waterfalls and was seriously injured. However, the attendants were able to take the person to the street themselves.

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