Three Filipinos were rescued in a wounded state after their vehicle fell off a mountain in an accident in Ras Al Khaimah.
The victims sustained injuries in the accident at Jebel Yanis.
The National Search and Rescue Centre, Ras Al Khaimah Police, and National Ambulance carried out the rescue operation.
All of the victims were rushed to the Saqr Hospital.
A video on state news agency WAM showed a helicopter at the accident site while a photo showed rescue vehicles lined up on the narrow unpaved road on the mountain to carry out the mission.
إخلاء طبي لثلاثة أشخاص تعرضوا لحادث تدهور في جبل ينس برأس الخيمة#وام https://t.co/etVeZMF8Z0 pic.twitter.com/LViJjbd04Z
— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) February 6, 2022
In 2021, the aviation rescue department of the Ras Al Khaimah Police carried out 78 mountain rescue missions.
Authorities meanwhile called on the public to follow all official rules and warnings.
Colonel Pilot Saeed Al Yamahi, Head of the Ras Al Khaimah Police rescue Aviation Department, said: “The rescue crews, including pilots, assistants, are well prepared to carry out missions even though its fraught with dangers to ensure the safety of others.”
