RAK: 3 Emirati family members rescued from 4,500 ft mountain

The search and rescue team at the air wing of Ras Al Khaimah Police rescued an Emirati family of three who experienced exhaustion while on a 4,500-foot mountain trip in Ras Al Khaimah.

Brigadier Col. Saeed Rashid Al Yamahi, Head of the Air Wing Division of Ras Al Khaimah Police, stated: “We have received a report stating that three people from an Emirati family were exhausted and feeling ill at a height of 4500 feet in a mountainous area, the family members were given first-aid before being transferred directly to Al Saqr Hospital, which they later left after receiving the necessary treatment.”

Col.Al Yamahi explained that the high temperature and long distance were the main reasons for the family’s exposure to fatigue and exhaustion. He called on mountain visitors to be vigilant and take the weather conditions into consideration.