Hiker rescued after getting lost in between Haría and Órzola

A 41-year-old hiker who spent the night lost in a remote area of northern Lanzarote has been located and rescued by emergency teams this Tuesday morning.

According to La Voz, the alarm was raised at 8:45am after the foreign national became trapped in a ravine in the difficult terrain between the towns of Haría and Órzola. He had been missing since the previous evening.

A multi-agency response was immediately launched, involving a helicopter from the Emergency and Rescue Group (GES), firefighters from the Security and Emergency Consortium, Haría Local Police, and the Civil Guard.

Due to adverse weather conditions, the GES helicopter was unable to perform a direct hoist operation from the ravine. Rescue teams therefore reached the man on foot and, finding him with mild symptoms of hypothermia and dehydration, carried him by stretcher to a safer location.

The helicopter was then able to evacuate him to Lanzarote Airport. A waiting basic life support ambulance subsequently transported him to Doctor José Molina Orosa Hospital for further assessment and care.