Overview
- The victim fell about 12 meters while climbing at Monte do Galiñeiro in Gondomar and was evacuated to hospital with serious injuries by the Gardacostas Pesca II rescue helicopter.
- The 112 Galicia call center alerted 061, Bomberos de O Morrazo, GES de Val Miñor, the Guardia Civil and Protección Civil before teams reached the scene.
- Rescuers located the climber unconscious in a location difficult to access on the slope, and they requested the helicopter after concluding a foot portage was too risky given the injuries.
- Emergency personnel sources have told reporters the fall appears to have followed an incorrectly tied knot while the climber was lowering, a detail that remains preliminary and unconfirmed by an investigation.
- The case highlights how Galicia’s 112 system mobilizes multiple agencies for steep-terrain rescues and underscores the safety importance of checking knots and belay procedures before descent.