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Rescuers save two Georgians stuck at 3200-meter altitude on Kazbegi

The Kazbegi rescue team set out and was accompanied by a Border Police helicopter. Photo: Emergency Management Service.

Agenda.ge, 16 Jul 2019 - 14:30, Tbilisi,Georgia

Rescuers have saved two Georgian nationals in Kazbegi today who were stuck at the 3200-meter Kuro peak.

One of them had health problems and was unable to walk.

The Kazbegi rescue team set out and was accompanied by a Border Police helicopter. Both rescuers were then brought to a safe location.

One of the hikers was unable to walk. Photo: Emergency Management Service.

Neither of the hikers are in a critical condition.

Earlier in July, Georgian rescuers saved a young woman on Mkinvartsveri Peak, Kazbegi while two days later they saved nine tourists (including seven Norwegians) in mountainous Racha region in western Georgia.

Kuro Peak is a mountain in the Georgian region of Kazbegi, with an elevation of 3342 meters.

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