Two hikers have been rescued after plunging 330ft down a cliff face.
They miraculously survived with only minor injuries.
The pair, a 57-year-old man and woman from the Romanian capital Bucharest, slipped and tumbled down Brâna Mare on the Caraiman massif on yesterday afternoon (24 May).
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Mountain rescue teams from Salvamont Prahova were scrambled following an emergency call at around 12.45 local time.
They requested helicopter support from the IGAv air unit at Brașov to the remote site.
Rescuers described the intervention as complex and praised the tourists’ remarkable survival instincts.
The woman suffered only minor injuries that did not require hospital treatment.
The man was diagnosed with shoulder, chest and abdominal injuries, as reported by Need To Know.
He was winched aboard the helicopter and airlifted to the County Emergency Hospital in Brașov for further treatment.
A spokesperson for the Salvamont Prahova rescue service later confirmed: “They were very lucky.
“The female person had only minor traumas that do not require hospital treatment while the male was diagnosed with scapulo-humeral trauma and thoraco-abdominal trauma.”
The rescuers thanked the helicopter crew for their “excellent collaboration” in completing the mission safely.
The dramatic rescue unfolded on one of the exposed ridges in Romania’s Bucegi Mountains, a popular but sometimes hazardous area for hikers.
No further details on how the pair came to lose their footing have been made public, but mountain rescue teams regularly warn visitors about the risks of unstable terrain and residual snow on high routes.
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