Firefighters from the Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos de Alicante (the Alicante provincial fire and rescue service) rescued a 21-year-old who fell from a slope (terraplén) of about 10 metres on the via ferrata, a fixed-cable climbing route, in Callosa de Segura, Vega Baja Digital reports. He fell while coming down from the summit of pico del Águila.
The call came in at 21:09 and the operation ran overnight from Sunday 25 October into Monday. With no light, the rescuers worked on the ground. The young man was treated at the scene and, according to the source, his injuries were not serious. He was then evacuated on a rescue stretcher (camilla de rescate).
The Grupo Especial de Rescate (GER, the special rescue group) and two crews from Orihuela fire station took part. The operation ended at 00:34, after more than three hours.
The source does not say what caused the fall or where the casualty was taken.