Dubai Police and Ambulance rescue 5 stranded on one of the mountains of Hatta

A helicopter belonging to the Dubai Police Air Wing Center was able to rescue five people stranded on one of the mountains in Hatta, who were practicing mountain hiking, through a joint cooperative effort with the Hatta Police Station, represented by the Brave Team, and the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services. As part of our keenness to respond quickly to emergency reports.

Executive Director of the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, Mishal Julfar, said that the Dubai Ambulance team, in cooperation with the Dubai Police Air Wing Center and the Braves team, succeeded in rescuing the five who were stuck in rugged terrain in the Hatta Mountains while practicing mountain walking.

Julfar added that the efforts made in the process of rescuing the five were carried out with the participation of two air ambulance personnel, along with two pilots and a navigator from the Dubai Police Air Wing team, who responded to the report using a helicopter equipped with a crane to lower the paramedics to the site, where their safety was confirmed and the necessary measures were taken. Without having to take them to the hospital.

Julfar continued: “The success of this mission and the work in a team spirit between Dubai Ambulance personnel and Dubai Police highlight the readiness of our ambulance teams and their ability to deal with various types of accidents in the most difficult circumstances, especially in light of the great demand for the Hatta area from inside and outside the country during the festival’s activities.” “Our winter in Hatta,” and confirms our commitment to providing specialized ambulance teams and advanced vehicles equipped with the latest ambulance equipment to ensure the safety of all citizens, visitors and participants in activities.

Mishal Julfar also expressed his pride and appreciation for the Dubai Ambulance team and Dubai Police for their dedication and pivotal role in carrying out the mission with high professionalism, stressing that this achievement reflects the great efforts made by the Dubai government to enhance the security and safety of everyone, in line with the vision of the wise leadership to make Dubai a safe city. It is advanced and places the safety and well-being of residents and visitors as its top priority.

Acting Director of the Air Wing Center at Dubai Police, Colonel Pilot Khalfan Salem Al Mazrouei, confirmed that the rescue of the five “men and women” came after a report was received from the Command and Control Center in the General Directorate of Operations, stating that the stranded were unable to descend from the mountainous area due to the danger of the place and its height. .

He pointed out that the helicopter took off towards the area where the five were located after accurately determining their location in cooperation with the officer on duty at the Hatta Police Station and the Al Shujaan team, indicating that the plane crew evaluated the best situation for how to rescue them and then worked to use a crane to remove them from the place, given the difficulty of landing the plane there. After taking the required precautions to ensure their safety.

Al Mazrouei urged members of the public to be careful to adhere to the hiking trails in mountainous areas and not to go out and stay away from them, in addition to calling the emergency number 999 or using the “SOS” service on the Dubai Police app if they are exposed to an emergency accident.
For their part, the five people expressed their great gratitude to the Dubai Police General Command for the quick response to their contact and transfer from the mountainous area.