Members of the Mountain Rescue Service (GSS) Prenj successfully rescued five minor citizens of the Czech Republic who were left disorientated on the Prenj mountain due to the coming storm and the impossibility of accommodation, after which a demanding night rescue operation was organized in extremely difficult weather conditions.
GSS Prenj reported that the Operations Center of the Konjic Police Department informed their members on Monday afternoon that there were five people on the Prenj mountain, at the foot of the Otiš peak, who asked for help due to the loss of orientation, the coming storm and the inability to stay, since the mountain house Vrutak was locked.
Immediately after receiving the information, members of the GSS contacted the persons and instructed them to move towards the Tisovice valley, try to find Div’s house and wait for the rescue teams to arrive. Since there is no telephone signal in Tisovica, the victims were given additional safety instructions for further action.
“Due to snowdrifts and landslides, the road to Tisovica is still impassable for vehicles, which is why the only possible option was a pedestrian intervention during which about 1,000 meters of ascent had to be overcome. Nine members of the GSS Prenj together with the search dog Nero were sent into action. The team set off from the direction of Idbro towards Tisovica in heavy rain, in the dark and in extremely unfavorable weather conditions, with the announced additional worsening of the weather and abundant rainfall during the night”, they stated from GSS Prenj.
After almost three hours of walking, searching and locating in the demanding terrain, members of the Prenj GSS successfully found all five people who requested help on the Prenj mountain.
As they stated, they were citizens of the Czech Republic aged 16 and 17, which further indicated the seriousness of the situation and the difficult conditions in which they found themselves.
The rescue operation was successfully completed after a long hike and return to a safe location, and the only additional difficulties were the heavy rainfall that accompanied the entire intervention.
GSS Prenj once again appealed to mountaineers and mountain visitors to carefully plan their route, follow the weather forecast and use appropriate equipment before going to the mountain. They also warned that it is important to realistically assess one’s own capabilities, especially in conditions of sudden weather changes and on demanding mountains like Prenj.
(TYPE/Source: Fena/Photo: GSS Prenj)
