Mountaineer dies

A colleague raised the alarm by calling the 112 number to request medical assistance for the woman in the Asteroid Rain route in Alora. The caller informed the operator that the victim was already dead. 112 immediately deployed the Guardia Civil, which in turn dispatched its Special Rescue Group for Mountain Intervention (GREIM) to the location. They subsequently removed the woman’s lifeless body from the scene of the accident.

Representatives from the Saint George charity; Dean Shelton, Gary Beaumont, Judith Beaumont, and Jose Manuel Fernandes met with the manager of EMAUS,Ildefonso Abril Tirado, and general secretary Charo Abril Rubio to present the cheque. Saint George also pledged to cover EMAUS’ cooking gas costs for the rest of 2023.

The groups also discussed a new project at the meeting for the establishment of a social kitchen in Sabinillas, in Manilva. The initiative was first proposed by the PP political party in Manilva.

Saint George and EMAUS’ collaborations stretch back several years with Saint George recently providing EMAUS with a nearly­new laptop, a donation to fund the group’s Christmas hampers and donations from Saint George’s Christmas campaign which raised another €16,000.