Border Police Helicopter rescues three climbers from Shchelda Peak

12:40, 11.08.2024

The rescuers from the Emergency Management Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs successfully transported three alpinists from the peak of Shchelda to Mestia using a border police helicopter.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that one of the climbers died probably due to a lightning strike. With deteriorating weather conditions, the remaining three climbers were unable to move and requested rescue assistance.

Upon receiving the notification, a rescue operation was launched involving the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ border police helicopter and fire-rescue teams from the Samegrelo-Zemo-Svaneti fire-rescue department.

The search for the body of the deceased climber is ongoing.

By - Tamar Tabatadze

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