It is a extremely rare but dramatic accident that occurred Monday afternoon in the town of Aragnouet in the Hautes-Pyrénées. While riding near the Gela hut, two Spanish tourists were struck down, reports Here Béarn Bigorre. It was a shepherdess who discovered the inanimate couple and gave the alert.
Supported by the high mountain gendarmerie peloton, the two victims are in critical condition with a committed vital prognosis. The 60 -year -old was transported by helicopter to a hospital in Toulouse. The man who accompanied him, aged 66, was hospitalized in Tarbes.
“They did not commit a manifest imprudence”
The two Madrid sixties walked in “a clear valley background, with rather steep slopes on the sides, so not really a favorable land” to this type of accident, the Pyrenees’ high mountain gendarmerie (PGHM) told AFP.
“This is recommended: not being on high points, do not stand next to an isolated tree. They had walking sticks, they did not have a special metal on them, they did not commit a manifest imprudence, “said the PGHM.
