Six tourists were stuck on the Tetnuldi peaks in Georgia. One of them died on 13 August 2022. The dead body was taken to Mestia, and the Rescue team tried to rescue them for several hours, but one out of six tourists was found dead.
The rest of the tourists are in stable condition, 2 of them are injured, and the other three are in good health. Injured tourists were brought to Mestia hospital via helicopter by the rescue team, and their first aid was given.
The two injured foreign tourists, reportedly their lives are out of danger. An ambulance brigade was mobilized on the spot to avoid any causality.
The rescue operation helicopter is returning to Tetnuldi peaks to save other stuck foreign tourists on the mountain.
Tourists have been stuck on Tetnuldi peaks for the last two days due to bad weather, and the Rescue team used the helicopter to rescue the stuck tourists on height as soon as possible.
The emergency situation management service on 12 August 2022 reported that a group of rescuers were heading towards Tetnuldi peaks, located in the Svaneti region of Georgia, to rescue six foreign tourists stucke in the Tetnuldi mountains of Georgia due to lousy weather for the last two days.
The agency said that a Border police helicopter had been mobilized, which will be part of this rescue operation from Kutasi airfield.
The Emergency Situation Management Service said that the International Observation and Search centre received an SOS message that the group of foreign tourists on Tetnuldi peaks needed the help of a rescue team.
The Emergency Situation Management Service disseminated the information about rescue emergencies. The rescue mission to rescue the other three foreign tourists stuck on tetnuldi peaks is ongoing.
