“Dutch Tourists Rescued by Helicopter in Romania’s Fagaras Mountains”

Two Dutch tourists were rescued in Romania on Tuesday from a steep mountainside on which they had been stuck since Monday evening. The rescue in Transylvania’s Fagaras Mountains required a helicopter as rescuers could not reach the site on foot, Romania’s mountain rescue service reports. Facebook.

The mountain rescue service received a call Tuesday morning from hikers who had heard cries for help near the mountainside. Then a major search began. A trauma helicopter from Brasov, the nearest large city, was also called for this.

When the Dutch were found, rescuers tried to hoist them into the helicopter with a winch. Those attempts failed, after which the helicopter flew away to pick up an extra rescue worker. With his help, it was later possible to hoist the Dutchmen on board.

The Fagaras Mountains are the highest range of the Southern Carpathians, with peaks over 2,500 meters. It is a popular hiking and skiing area.