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Pilgrim rescued near Zubiri today

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donalomahony said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1807112955508527373
Multiagency rescue... Hope pilgrim concerned is OK..
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I sincerely hope our fellow pigrim did not really break the tibia and fibula. I broke mine from a traumatic car accident years back but still bothers me and has severely reduced my mobility and balance despite reconstructive surgeries and physical therapies. Tibia and fibula are the two bones that support the legs. Must have been a really bad accident. I pray and hope for his fast recovery. God bless.

Good job and much gratitude to the "Bomberos y Bomberas" for taking care of our fellow pilgrim.
 
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The injury was severe but he was conscious. I was on the trail shortly after the paramedics arrived. I heard the pilgrim tell them that he heard a loud snap after falling. I believe the pilgrim is an Italian gentleman who was walking with his wife and daughter. I’m sending him and his family my prayers.
 
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Where did the fall happen? I just did this section today and certainly found the last few k to be a bit challenging but I don't remember seeing an area with all that grass.
 
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Mananath said:
Where did the fall happen? I just did this section today and certainly found the last few k to be a bit challenging but I don't remember seeing an area with all that grass.
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It happened on the descent to Zubiri, maybe only 2 or 3 km from Zubiri itself. My thought is that the paramedics carried him into an open area so that the helicopter could reach them.

It was slippery yesterday because there were on and off rain showers all day. I heard from another pilgrim that a woman broke her wrist in a fall yesterday as well.
 
I was on this path in '22; my partner was about 2 hours behind me. It was warm and dry but even so, a nightmare. about half way through it I texted my partner and said 'do NOT come up this path . . . take a taxi, walk on the highway'. I would go this way again, I WILL go this way again, but will go very slow, pick the places to put my feet and brace myself with my walking sticks. If I can state the obvious: once you injure yourself, the joy, the challenge, the pleasure . . that's all gone. It's a new vacay and you're not going to like it!!
 
Ok, yes that makes sense. I walked from SJPDP yesterday in the rain, I don't envy you walking into Zubiri in the rain!

Glad the injured pilgrim was able to get to definitive medical care quickly.
 
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