Super Puma helicopter lifts Swiss climbers out of gorge in Central Greece
A Swiss couple was rescued by the Fire Brigade early on Wednesday after it became trapped in a difficult point and spent the night at Geropotamos Gorge of Mt. Oiti, west of Thermopylae.
Their treck began on Tuesday afternoon but they alerted authorities through the 112 European emergency number after the woman injured her leg. Land rescue teams had difficulty finding them at the remote point, and a helicopter located them shortly before 7:00 pm on Tuesday.
The couple, experienced climbers who had trekked at the particular place before, spent the night there and were airlifted at around 10:00 am on Wednesday by a Fire Brigade Super Puma whose pilot managed to enter the gorge.
The two were then transferred to the Hospital of Lamia by emergency rescue EKAV ambulance.