Source: Fatal accident in Pico Infierno – Jaca
Found on: 2022-07-13 11:29:24
Around 1:10 p.m. on this Tuesday, July 12, several calls were received at the 062 headquarters of the Huesca Civil Guard, from 112 SOS Aragón, reporting that a person had fallen into the Pico Infierno area (Panticosa).
They went to the place helicopter of the Air Unit of the Civil Guard of Huesca, GREIM of Panticosa and doctor of 061, once in the area they managed to see a body very close to the southwest corridor of Pico Infierno, the pilots having to go down to the doctor and specialists using a crane cycle.
Once the doctor accessed the body, he could only confirm the death of a woman, who had injuries incompatible with life. After placing the body on a stretcher, it was evacuated by means of a crane cycle to the Panticosa helipad and from there by hearse. to the mortuary in Jaca to await the autopsy. The deceased is a 39-year-old woman from Alcalá de Henares who carried out the activity alone. The Panticosa GREIM took the necessary steps to determine the causes of the accident.
On the other hand, around 4:00 p.m., another notice was received through 112 at the central 062 of the Huesca Civil Guard, indicating that a mountaineer had slipped when he was progressing through the Aneto glacier and was in a situation very critical in the place where it had been able to stop, so they went to the place GREIM and a helicopter based in Benasque and a doctor from 061, who were helped by GREIM personnel from Huesca who were performing technical level in the vicinity and found with the situation, proceeding to access the victim and securing it until the rest of the rescue team arrives. The injured person and his companion, who was higher up in two crane cycles, are evacuated, being transferred to Benasque, where an examination is carried out by the injured person’s 061 doctor, who did not present any significant injuries, so it is not necessary. their transfer to a medical center. The victim is a 68-year-old man from Malaga and his companion is a 60-year-old man from Cordoba.