Two Hikers Rescued by Helicopter in Italian Mountains
Two hikers were rescued after becoming stuck in the mountains near Re, in Italy's Valle Vigezzo valley.
The pair had gone into the woods to pick mushrooms while it was raining. Heavy rain and difficult ground conditions likely made it hard for them to continue walking.
At some point, the two hikers became trapped and were unable to leave the forest on their own.
Firefighters were called to help with the situation. They used a helicopter named 'Drago' to reach the stranded hikers.
A rescue helicopter is often used in cases like this because it can reach areas that are hard to access by road, especially in mountainous terrain.
The operation was successful, and both hikers were safely recovered from the mountain.
Mushroom picking is a popular activity in many parts of Italy, especially in autumn, when forests are full of different mushroom species. However, it can be risky, particularly in bad weather or unfamiliar terrain.
This kind of mountain rescue is not unusual in Italy, where firefighters often respond to emergencies involving hikers, climbers, or mushroom pickers who get into difficulty in remote areas.
No further details were given about the exact condition of the two hikers after the rescue, but the operation appears to have ended safely.
Vocabulary10 words
- hiker
- a person who walks for fun in mountains or nature
- mushroom
- a small plant found in forests; some kinds can be eaten
- firefighter
- a worker trained to handle emergencies and fires
- helicopter
- a flying machine with spinning blades
- operation
- an organized action done to achieve something, like a rescue
- rescue
- the act of saving someone from danger
- terrain
- the physical features of an area of land
- stranded
- unable to leave a place; stuck
- remote
- far away and hard to reach
- recovered
- brought back safely
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1. Picking mushrooms 2. A helicopter called 'Drago' 3. True
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Two _____ were rescued after becoming stuck in the mountains near Re.
The pair had gone into the woods to pick _____ while it was raining.
Heavy rain and difficult ground conditions likely made it hard for them to continue _____.
At some point, the two hikers became _____ and were unable to leave the forest.
_____ were called to help with the situation.
They used a _____ named 'Drago' to reach the stranded hikers.
A rescue helicopter is often used because it can reach areas hard to access by road, especially in mountainous _____.
The _____ was successful, and both hikers were safely recovered.
Mushroom picking is popular in Italy, especially in _____.
This kind of mountain rescue is not unusual, where firefighters respond to emergencies involving _____.
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