Tourists saved in mountain rescue

Using the helicopter’s assistance, rescuers managed to find the lost tourists, who were returned to Tbilisi by helicopter.
Agenda.ge, 01 Sep 2014 - 18:22, Tbilisi,Georgia

Three tourists have been saved by Georgian rescuers in a daring mountain rescue in northern Georgia.

See the video footage here.

The adventure enthusiasts – two men and one woman – became stuck on one of the cliffs in Aragvi Gorge today near Georgia’s popular winter resort Gudauri. The trio were unable to descend from the peak and needed assistance.

The 112 emergency service said employees of the Sixth Unit of Georgia’s Rescue Training and Response Base of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Emergency Management Department were immediately deployed to locate the tourists and help them find the right route out of the gorge.

The rescue mission, although successful in the end, got off to a rocky start. Due to the difficult route, the rescue team were unable to reach the place where tourists were located so a border police helicopter was summoned.

Using the helicopter’s assistance, rescuers managed to find the lost tourists, who were returned to Tbilisi by helicopter.