Missing dad rescued from cliff
Crisis negotiator helped to guide the man to safety
GUARDIA Civil rescued a missing man who was found on a difficult to access cliff in El Campello.
Last Tuesday, a man went to the Guardia Civil station in San Juan to report that his father had been missing since Monday. The complainant said his father was not at home or at the family’s second home, and his car was not there either.
Officers first checked video surveillance cameras near the missing man's home and in neighbouring towns to trace his last steps, which led them to Cala Palmeretes in El Camthanked pello, where they found his vehicle.
Given the seriousness of the situation and the possibility that the missing person was in the area, the Guardia Civil launched an extensive search operation by land, sea and air.
Numerous patrols based in San Vicente del Raspeig were joined by local police in El Campello, the mountain rescue and intervention team (EREIM) from Ontinyent, the Alicante province maritime service and the Valencia region air service helicopter.
The helicopter located the missing man, who was camouflaged among the rocks of an inaccessible cliff, at around 19.15 the same day.
Because the victim was in distress, it was deemed necessary to mobilise the crisis negotiator from the Alicante judicial police unit (UOPJ).
While a patrol boat from the maritime rescue service viewed the victim from the sea, the negotiator, together with members of the mountain rescue team, guided the missing person in a careful and detailed manner to bring the rescue operation to a successful conclusion.
The rescue operation ended
at around 01.00 last Wednesday, when the rescued man was taken to San Juan de Alicante Hospital for an initial medical examination.
Afterwards, his son, who accompanied the officers throughout the operation,
the Guardia Civil for their quick and efficient action.
The Guardia Civil reminded the public to report missing persons as soon as possible so that they can act as quickly and efficiently as possible.