In Pavlodar, an elderly woman born in 1945 was injured after falling from a cliff on the bank of the Irtysh River; rescuers lifted her from a height of about five meters using climbing gear and a special stretcher, infohub.kz reports.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the incident occurred on November 8 on A. Bökeykhan Street. The woman was walking along the cliff and accidentally fell down.
“On November 8, the 112 dispatch center of the Pavlodar Region Emergency Situations Department received a report that in the city of Pavlodar, on A. Bökeykhan Street, an elderly woman born in 1945, while walking along a cliff on the bank of the Irtysh River, accidentally fell down. Emergency Situations rescuers immediately went to the scene. Upon arrival, the staff located the victim and began rescue operations,” the department said in a statement.
The difficult terrain and the height of the cliff required the use of climbing equipment. Rescuers used special gear and a stretcher to evacuate the woman from a height of about five meters.
The victim was safely brought to a secure area and handed over to an ambulance crew.