A complex and timely rescue operation took place yesterday evening on the Sorrento Peninsula, in Massa Lubrense (Naples). A hiker from Rome, setting out from Punta Campanella with the intention of reaching Ieranto Bay, lost his way and ended up in a dangerous situation near a cliff.
Disoriented and frightened, the man called the attention of a nearby vessel with loud cries. The crew of the vessel promptly notified a FAI official present in the area, who immediately alerted 118 and the National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps (CNSAS) of Campania.
Alpine and Speleological Rescue technicians immediately took action, also involving the Coast Guard for a joint intervention. A Coast Guard patrol boat departed from Capri carrying a CNSAS technician, who was able to locate the hiker and provided the team with his exact location by land.
The CNSAS team, with the help of a local expert Civil Protection volunteer, reached the hiker. With darkness now approaching, it was necessary to request the intervention of the 118 Naples helicopter rescue service. The CNSAS helicopter rescuer, once on site, lowered himself from the helicopter to recover the hiker, then transporting him to the Ospedale del Mare in Naples for the necessary treatment.
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