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WOMAN RESCUED FROM FOUR-METER-DEEP WELL IN ATEI

Canal N – Notícias – Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro30 August 2026 at 11:00

A woman was successfully rescued from a well approximately four meters deep in the locality of Bormela, parish of Atei, in the municipality of Mondim de Basto. The alert was received yesterday at 10:40 a.m., after the victim had fallen into the well.

The rescue operation mobilized eight operatives and three vehicles, including a Rope Rescue and Access Unit and a Pre-Hospital Emergency Team. The operation also had the support of the SIV of Fafe and the GNR of Mondim de Basto, who collaborated in the rescue and security efforts at the scene.

Thanks to the coordinated intervention of the teams and the use of specialized rescue techniques, the woman was safely removed from the well. The victim received pre-hospital assistance at the scene and, after assessment and stabilization, was transported to Guimarães Hospital for observation and treatment.

Operação de socorro mobilizou oito operacionais, três veículos, uma equipa especializada em resgate por cordas, a SIV de Fafe e a GNR de Mondim de Basto.

Uma mulher foi resgatada com sucesso de um poço com cerca de quatro metros de profundidade, na localidade de Bormela, freguesia de Atei, no concelho de Mondim de Basto.
O alerta foi dado ontem, pelas 10h40, depois de a vítima ter caído para o interior do poço. Face às características do local e à profundidade da queda, os bombeiros mobilizaram uma Unidade de Resgate e Acesso por Cordas, juntamente com uma Equipa de Emergência Pré-Hospitalar, num total de três veículos e oito operacionais.
A operação contou ainda com o apoio da SIV de Fafe e da GNR de Mondim de Basto, que colaboraram nas diligências de socorro e segurança no local.
Graças à intervenção coordenada das equipas e à utilização de técnicas de resgate especializadas, a mulher foi retirada do poço em segurança, tendo recebido assistência pré-hospitalar no local.
Após a avaliação e estabilização, a vítima foi posteriormente transportada para o Hospital de Guimarães, para observação e tratamento.

Jornalista: Paulo Silva Reis
Fotos: DR

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