A 72-year-old man died on Sunday after suffering a fall in a rocky area of the tourist resort of Penha, in Guimarães. The alert was given at 3:54 PM and, when the emergency services arrived at the scene, the victim was already in cardiorespiratory arrest.
The Volunteer Firefighters of Guimarães, who were mobilized at Penha due to the 133rd Archipresbyteral Pilgrimage, provided assistance at the scene, with support from the Medical Emergency and Resuscitation Vehicle (VMER) from Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira.
Despite the resuscitation maneuvers carried out by the emergency teams, it was not possible to reverse the situation, and death was declared at the scene. Everything indicates that an accidental fall occurred, although the circumstances of the incident are being investigated by the PSP, which took charge of the occurrence.
Penha received thousands of faithful on that Sunday for the traditional Archipresbyteral Pilgrimage, an event now in its 133rd edition.
