The Voluntary Firefighters of Salto located a woman who got lost during a hike in Cabril. The alert was received through Civil Protection at around 11:15 AM, initiating a search operation. According to Hernâni Carvalho, commander of the corporation, the woman was on a walking trail when she got lost and could no longer find her way back on her own.
The operation mobilized a 4x4 rescue ambulance and a rescue team, totaling two vehicles and seven firefighters. The operatives managed to establish telephone contact with the woman, obtaining information about her location and initiating the on-foot search.
After forty minutes of driving, the firefighters had to continue the search on foot. The woman was eventually located and, according to the information provided, she is in good health.
