Fanlo, Spain – Four French hikers, aged between 40 and 60, were rescued on Wednesday after being trapped by a hailstorm near Pico Descargador at an altitude of over 2,300 meters.

The group had been descending toward the Góriz refuge when a severe hailstorm forced them to stop. They were unable to continue their route due to the dangerous weather conditions.

At 4:30 p.m., an emergency call was made through 112, alerting authorities to the situation.

The Mountain Rescue and Intervention Group (Greim) from Boltaña responded to the call, supported by a helicopter from the Huesca Air Unit and a 061 emergency doctor.

The team located the hikers and evacuated them by helicopter to the Torla helipad.

Fortunately, none of the hikers were injured.

After the rescue, they requested a taxi service to continue their journey.

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