The soldiers of the high mountain gendarmerie platoon of Jausiers (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) quickly found themselves overwhelmed on Tuesday.
In the early afternoon, they received two alerts at the same time, reports
Le Dauphiné
.
The first came from Moustiers-Sainte-Marie and the other from the town of Annot.
Unable to intervene in both places at the same time, they moved to the first sector by helicopter to rescue a 50-year-old woman who had just broken her ankle during a hike.
The second victim helicoptered to Nice
The victim was taken care of by an SDIS doctor and airlifted to the hospital in Digne-les-Bains.
The other rescue was entrusted to the CRS of the Alpes-Maritimes, available at that time.
The police went to rescue a climber who had just fallen 5 m high.
The 50-year-old, suffering from back pain, was taken care of on the spot by the emergency services.
A helicopter then transported him to Nice hospital to undergo several examinations and treat him.
Two skiers swept away by an avalanche in Savoie come out unscathed
A hiker rescued after a night out in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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