Oman: ROP conduct rescue operation after citizen falls from mountain

Merge 104.8  |  07 June 2020

Aviation teams from the Royal Oman Police (ROP) conducted a rescue operation over the weekend in the Al-Jila area in the Wilayat of Sumail after a citizen fell from the top of a mountain.

Cover photo credit: Royal Oman Police

In a statement issued online on Saturday [June 6], the ROP confirmed that the victim, who was in critical condition, was airlifted to Khoula Hospital.

The ROP have advised the public to take care and follow safety instructions while climbing or hiking and to avoid doing these activities amid high summer temperatures.

(Also read: Oman: ROP confirm 4 fatalities in head-on collision in Dhofar.)