The Local Government Board held this afternoon has publicly praised firefighters, Civil Protection and the Group Hinneni to rescue the young hikers in the Sierra del Buey.
The proposal has come from the Civil Protection Councilman Primitivo Gonzalez and specifically wanted to highlight the work out of Fire Station Jumilla José Antonio Muñoz López and the head of Search and Rescue Group volunteer Hinneni and Civil Protection Bernal Vicente Guardiola , "thanks to their help was successful rescue of two young hikers," he says in the proposal.
The incident occurred on Sunday night, about 21:30 pm when they received a call from the 1-1-2 Emergency Center of two walkers, 17 and 18, who had rushed into a ravine in the Sierra del Buey and could not leave.
As reported by the Councillor for Public Safety and Civil Protection, then activated the mountain group of both Fire and Civil Protection and Group Hinneni with search and rescue specialists and about 2:11 hours of the morning was given by completed the rescue.
Primitivo González noted that "it was necessary to make a vertical climb of more than 20 meters for operation, and fortunately were rescued hikers who were somewhat dehydrated but in good condition and injury free."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla