Overview
- The woman was struck in the head by a falling rock around 18:21 Tuesday while descending from Las Colladinas and fell about 50 meters down a channel toward the Cares river.
- Two companions and a Picos de Europa park ranger reached her and held her to prevent her from slipping into the river until rescuers arrived.
- SEPA’s medicalized helicopter lowered a rescue doctor and firefighter by crane, immobilized the victim, and evacuated her to the Poncebos helipad for intubation and stabilization.
- She was transferred to the Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias in Oviedo and died there on Wednesday due to the severity of her injuries.
- SEPA notified the Guardia Civil and the 112 services of Cantabria and Castilla y León, and the Asturian president urged caution on mountain routes and noted reports will determine the cause.