Two mountaineers rescued at Pointe-Dufour

Two mountaineers in difficulty at more than 4. In addition, 600 m above sea level in the Pointe Dufour region were able to be joined by evening rescuers on Sunday. In addition, Taking advantage of an improvement in the weather, the group was then able to be evacuated by a helicopter.

The Italian news agency Ansa had communicated shortly before 8:00 p.m. Nevertheless, that four mountaineers were blocked on Sunday at more than 4,000 meters, above the Aosta valley (IT).

A rope was near the crest of the fog. Nevertheless, in the Mont-Blanc massif, the other under the Dufour tip, in that of Mont Rose. Meanwhile, In both cases, the unfavorable weather prevented access by the helicopter. The rescue operations. on foot, were then announced to be carried out by the Alpin Valdôtain rescue and Swiss rescuers.

At the very end of two mountaineers rescued pointe-dufour the evening. the Cantonal Organization of the Valais Rescue (OCVS) announced that the string trapped in the Pointe Dufour region had been saved.

Due to unfavorable weather conditions, direct air intervention had been made impossible. Five specialized OCVS rescuers had therefore been deposited by helicopter at 3,800 meters above sea level. After several hours of effort in the demanding ascent of Pointe Dufour. the land rescue team was able to reach the string in distress. And as the visibility conditions had meanwhile improved. an evacuation by helicopter of Aire Zermatt was made possible, more than 4,800 meters above sea level.

“We are increasingly receiving alerts via automated emergency call systems, without the possibility of direct contact with those concerned. In these moments. we are systematically acting in the interest of people in distress-as was the case during this intervention, which fortunately ended well,” said Dr. Fredy-Michel Roten, Director of the two mountaineers rescued pointe-dufour OCVS.

Contacted by the Keystone-ATS agency. he explained, without however being able to give specific figures, that his services were increasingly faced with false alerts: “When someone hits the table in Sion and his watch sends an alert, the doubt is easy to raise, but when some makes a movement that launches the alert in the mountains, it is more difficult.”

In the case of the Sunday operation at Pointe-Dufour. the triggering of the alert was not fortuitous and the device he led to allowed the repatriation healthy and except for the rope of the two mountaineers in difficulty.

We are currently without news of the duo trapped in the Mont-Blanc massif.

This article was published automatically. Sources: ATS / Ans