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Climber Dies After Rescue on Pico Curavacas in Palencia

He went into cardiac arrest during the airlift as rescuers tried to reach a handover site.

Overview

  • The 1-1-2 Castilla y León center received a 13:03 alert about a semi‑conscious climber on the north face of Pico Curavacas on the Díez Riol route, roped to a partner.
  • The regional rescue helicopter deployed with two rescuers, including a nurse, while Guardia Civil and Palencia provincial firefighters were notified.
  • Rescuers reached the location using a simple hoist and evacuated the patient on a triangular stretcher accompanied by the nurse.
  • During the flight to the agreed transfer point at the Triollo football field, the patient suffered cardiopulmonary arrest and teams performed CPR with a semi‑automatic defibrillator and oxygen before he was pronounced dead.
  • A Sacyl medical helicopter and a nurse‑staffed unit continued resuscitation at Triollo, and the victim’s partner was later extracted by double hoist and left safely in Vidrieros.