Urzulei, falls from his bike in Gorropu: at Brotzu with the air ambulance
Fifty-year-old cyclist injured on the small road that goes from the base camp to the Oddoene valley floorA cyclist from the Czech Republic was rescued by the Areus helicopter in the Gorropu area, Urzulei territory. With his mountain bike, the 50-year-old was along the dirt road that leads from the base camp, on the former state road 125, towards the Oddoene valley floor.
The intervention of the Echo Lima 3 crew, which left from the Elmas base, ended around 9pm yesterday. The Alpine and Speleological Rescue teams and the Tortolì firefighters also operated on site. The crew of Echo Lima 3 recovered the cyclist, who was in that stretch together with two other travel companions, with the help of the winch.
He was transported to the Brotzu hospital in Cagliari: he suffered a shoulder and arm fracture and was entrusted to healthcare personnel.