Rio Grande Emergency Management workers rescue a group of five missing tourists in El Yunqui

Rescue personnel from Municipal Office for Emergency Management (Omme) from the Rio Grande Today, Thursday, five tourists who called the 9-1-1 emergency system were rescued after they got lost during a hike through Pico del Toro. AnvilIn the jurisdiction of Rio Grande.

Angel VasquezSearch and Recovery Coordinator Bureau of Emergency Management and Disaster Management (Nmead) pointed out New day The 9-1-1 operators received a call from one of the Native American citizens who reported that they had lost their way of walking for a long time and could not find a way back.

“In a 9-1-1 call at 5:25 pm, they mentioned that they were in the El Yunque area of ​​Rio Grande. Raul FundesThe director of Omme de Río Grande activated his staff, who arrived at the scene with seven rescue workers and sent emergency medical units, ”Vasquez said.

“Rescuers found people, and now we’ve talking, the Fajardo area coordinator told me they should be on the street with them in about 20 minutes. The instructions given to the caller should be at the place where the call originated, to make it easier to find them. Fearing the area was unknown, a lot of people were stranded without knowing the way to walk. They were fine in El YunqueVasquez added.

At present, it is not known which state or state the 5 people rescued belong to.