Two elderly tourists from Australia and the United Kingdom, who were part of a five-member trekking group, were rescued by members of Dubai Police after they got stranded in Hatta.
The two tourists aged 58 and 55 were trekking in the mountains of Hatta’s Wadi Al Dahab area, when they experienced extreme fatigue.
Due to exhaustion, the two tourists were unable to climb down the mountain as it was getting dark.
Colonel Mubarak Al Ketbi, Director of the Hatta Police Station, said they were alerted that the tourists had not been able to return to the base area.
The police combed the area and with the help of drones with thermal cameras to locate the tourists. A helicopter was dispatched to airlift them to the Hatta Hospital.