50 air rescue operations by RAK Police in five months

Ras Al Khaimah - Wing Commander Saeed Rashid Al Yamahi, Head of the Air Wing Section, on Wednesday said the RAK Police spare no effort to hone the skills of its staff and provide them with regular training courses.

The Air Wing Section of the Ras Al Khaimah Police has carried out 50 successful air rescue operations at different parts of the northern emirate in five months this year.
The most recent of these was last month when the section trained staff rescued three Asian climbers after they lost their way back on top a high mountain at the Ghalila Valley.
Wing Commander Saeed Rashid Al Yamahi, Head of the Air Wing Section, on Wednesday said the RAK Police spare no effort to hone the skills of its staff and provide them with regular training courses.
"The Air Wing Section has performed a variety of rescue operations on the land, in the sea and atop high mountains, let alone national, community and police functions."
The section is all set round the clock to quickly and professionally respond to all emergency cases, he added. "Our well-trained staffers are equipped with all rescue facilities needed."
Al Yamahi pointed out that the section, whenever alerted by the Central Operations Room about any case, immediately took action, started rescue operation, and reached the target site in a record time.
"A chopper, for example, was dispatched to the Ghalila area where the entire area was extensively searched until three lost climbers lost in the mountains were found in a record time of only 15 minutes."
Al Yamahi said they provided water and all possible first aids to the mountain climbers. "The young people, who were found at a height of 4,500 feet above sea level, were airlifted to the nearest hospital for treatment and medical care."
However, tourists and visitors need to be fully attentive to the road, and be equipped with all necessary electronic devices to easily locate themselves and find their way back, he underlined.
Late in March this year, the Air Wing Section rescued an Arab resident in his 30s after he lost his balance and fell off one of the high mountains in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah at the Sheha area.
Also in February this year, the Air Wing Section rescued four tourists, of different nationalities, after they lost their way at the Ghalila Valley in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
Few months back, a 22-year-old Briton fell to death from the top of Jais Mountain, the highest peak in the country or exactly 1,910 meters above the sea level, and 30km off RAK downtown.
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