Unconscious today, the climber who was found at noon on Christmas Day in a 400-meter deep ravine on Mount Olympus, while he was with a friend at the base of Loukio of Mytikas at 2,700 meters, was recovered.
The firefighting forces approached the man today with an Air Force Super Puma, found him unconscious, recovered him in the helicopter and then he was evacuated to the helipad of the 24th Brigade Litochoro, where he was picked up by an ambulance and taken to Katerini Hospital.
Members of the 2nd EMAK of Thessaloniki, the 8th EMAK of Larissa, members of the Fire Service from Litochoro and members of the Greek Rescue Team attempted to rescue the climber. It is recalled that the climber was found unconscious by his friend, who however was not able to approach him, as the point is very steep.
As stated in today's announcement of the Fire Department, the incident was reported to the Fire Department's Operations Center yesterday afternoon and immediately mobilized 13 firefighters with three vehicles and specifically the Mountaineering Search and Rescue Teams of the Litochoro Fire Department and the 2nd and 8th E.M.A.K.
